Albacete won 1-3 against Leganés at Butarque with goals from Antonio Pacheco, Álex Rubio, and Higinio. Morata scored the only home goal in the final stages of the match.
With goals from Antonio Pacheco, Álex Rubio, and Higinio, Albacete triumphed 1-3 over Leganés at the Ontime stadium in Butarque, in the match of matchday 13 of LaLiga Hypermotion. According to Infobae, the away victory is decisive and puts the Manchego team firmly in the fight for survival.
Both teams needed points. Albacete was in second-to-last place and Leganés was just one point above the relegation zone. The home side had conceded eighteen goals in their last six matches. Before the kick-off, both teams took to the field wearing a commemorative shirt with the number 9 in memory of Jesús de Miguel, a Tenerife forward who passed away on Tuesday.
The first goal came in the 20th minute when Pacheco struck low from the edge of the area after receiving the ball unopposed in the final third. Referee Juan Manuel Gordillo disallowed a goal by Álex Millán in the 40th minute after reviewing it, due to a perceived elbow from Álvaro Morata on Jesús Vallejo.
In the second half, Álex Rubio extended the lead in the 49th minute after a rebound. Then, Gharbi committed a penalty in a defensive help, which Higinio converted in the 60th minute. The Tunisian player was injured in the process.
Morata scored with a header in the 68th minute after a cross from Álex Sancris, but he could not equalise. In the 83rd minute, he missed a penalty that he himself won, after being brought down by Diego Mariño while trying to clear a corner. Montero saw red in the 97th minute. The match was played in front of 11,321 spectators.
With this defeat, Leganés has now suffered five losses in their last six matches.
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