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Las Palmas wins again on Friday and moves closer to the lead (2-1)

For the second consecutive Friday, UD Las Palmas sleeps as the leader of the Second Division. This time after defeating (2-1) Albacete Balompié in the advanced match of the fifteenth round of the championship. Manu Fuster and Milos Lukovic were the authors of the island team's success in a game that showed several faces.

The first minutes of the match were marked by uncertainty, with two early chances for the visitors squandered by Lazo and Jefté. Both shots missed Dinko Horkas' goal, but they served as warning signs for the yellows.

After a quarter of an hour, the dynamics of the game began to change. Las Palmas then took control of the ball, connected with abundant passes between their lines, and finally found the goal after a corner play in the 17th minute. The set-piece action was completed by Iván Gil with a cross that Manu Fuster headed in. As he had mentioned during the week, the midfielder did not celebrate the goal against his former team.

The first objective had already been achieved. The ball movement, which had caused some unease in the opening minutes, was now being managed by the yellows, producing several plays that demonstrated their dominance in the match.

Before halftime, the score increased to 2-0. Fran Pejiño could have achieved it after a play in the box that he failed to finish with a shot. However, in the 38th minute, Amatucci connected with Manu Fuster, who then passed to forward Lukovic. The Serbian decisively approached the box and scored the second goal with a powerful left-footed shot.

At the start of the second half, former yellow player Raúl Lizoain became the protagonist. The visiting goalkeeper blocked a shot from Lukovic just in time, as he had managed to reach Albacete's box with a chance to score again.

The game took another turn in the final stretch after an excellent goal by Jon Morcillo, surprising with a long-range shot that beat goalkeeper Horkas. The ball soared through the Gran Canaria air and surpassed the advanced position of the Croatian keeper.

But Las Palmas acted intelligently in the final stretch, also with sacrifice. They protected their lead to ensure the 2-1 became the treasure of the night, keeping Luis García's team in the race for the top spot.

Match summary
UD Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas
LALIGA HYPERMOTION · M15
2
-
1
Estadio Gran Canaria
Albacete BP
Albacete BP
Line-ups
Dinko Horkas photo
01Dinko Horkas
Raúl Lizoain photo
13Raúl Lizoain
Viti Rozada photo
17Viti Rozada
Fran Gámez photo
15Fran Gámez67’
Enrique Clemente photo
05Enrique Clemente83’
Carlos Neva photo
21Carlos Neva
Enzo Loiodice photo
12Enzo Loiodice
Riki Rodríguez photo
08Riki Rodríguez
Sergio Barcia photo
06Sergio Barcia
Pepe Sánchez photo
23Pepe Sánchez67’
Mika Mármol photo
03Mika Mármol
Jesús Vallejo photo
24Jesús Vallejo
Manu Fuster photo
14Manu Fuster
J. Lazo photo
16J. Lazo45’
Lorenzo Amatucci photo
16Lorenzo Amatucci
Antonio Pacheco photo
06Antonio Pacheco
Iván Gil photo
08Iván Gil64’
19Escriche78’
25Milos Lukovic
Jefté Betancor photo
10Jefté Betancor67’
22Jon Morcillo
Substitutes
Luis García
Alberto González
Álex Suárez photo
04Álex Suárez56’
Diego Mariño photo
01Diego Mariño
Jaime Mata photo
07Jaime Mata
03Jonathan Gómez67’
Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz photo
10Jesé Rodríguez Ruiz63’
Antonio Puertas photo
07Antonio Puertas67’
Marc Cardona photo
11Marc Cardona
Víctor Valverde photo
11Víctor Valverde45’
José Antonio Caro photo
13José Antonio Caro
14Jon García
Kirian Rodríguez photo
20Kirian Rodríguez
Ale Meléndez photo
17Ale Meléndez
Jonathan Viera photo
21Jonathan Viera64’
35Alberto Morientes78’
Cristian Gutiérrez photo
23Cristian Gutiérrez83’
26Iñaki González
27Valentín Pezzolesi
35Adri Suárez
Goals
Manu Fuster
17’
(1 - 0)
(1 - 1)
Jon Morcillo
69’
Match officials
Alejandro Morilla Turrión
Referee
Alaiz Gutiérrez Martino
Assistant Referee 1
Manuel Herrera Ruiz
Assistant Referee 2
Ignacio De Santisteban Adame
Fourth official
David Gálvez Rascón
VAR
Miguel González Díaz
AVAR