Alaves and Cádiz draw 1-1 at the Estadio de Mendizorroza
Neither Alaves nor Cádiz able to break the dead-lock, the game ends in a 1-1 draw
On Saturday, Alaves and Cádiz were held to a 1-1 draw at the Estadio de Mendizorroza. Alaves were looking to get back winning ways, following a previous defeat to Real Betis. Cádiz were coming off the back of a 1-0 win against Eibar. After today's result, Alaves and Cádiz currently occupy 18th and 13th spots in the table, with 23 points and 29 points respectively after 27 matches.
Alaves dominated the first half, with Joselu finding the net at the 36 minute mark to see out the first half 1-0.
Cádiz took the initiative in the second half, thanks to Alex finding the net, 84 minutes in, leaving the final score at 1-1.
For Alaves, Lucas Perez, Inigo Cordoba and Pere Pons, came on for Marcos Mauro, Alvaro Negredo, Ruben Sobrino, Alberto Perea and Juan Cala. Cádiz brought on Salvi Sanchez, Ivan Saponjic, Filip Malbasic, Jairo Izquierdo and Garrido, to replace Marcos Mauro, Alvaro Negredo, Ruben Sobrino, Alberto Perea and Juan Cala.
The referee booked Tomas Pina and Manu Garcia from Alaves and Manu Garcia (2 yellow cards) went off with a red card, while Cádiz's Salvi Sanchez, Fali and Ivan Saponjic also received a yellow.
Cádiz and Alaves will next play away to Villarreal and Atletico Madrid respectively.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Alaves: | Jeremias Ledesma, Fali, Juan Cala, Marcos Mauro, Alfonso Espino, Alberto Perea, Jens Jonsson, Jose Mari, Alex, Alvaro Negredo and Ruben Sobrino |
| Cádiz: | Fernando Pacheco, Martin Aguirregabiria, Florian Lejeune, Victor Laguardia, Ruben Duarte, Facundo Pellistri, Manu Garcia, Tomas Pina, Luis Rioja, Joselu and Edgar Mendez |
| Stadium: | the Estadio de Mendizorroza |
| Goals: | Joselu (1-0, min. 36) and Alex (1-1, min. 84) |
