Sevilla 2-1 Almería: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 8 March 2009
Result
Sevilla 2-1 Almería
La Liga · Sunday 8 March 2009, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Sevilla 2-1 Almería: match report
Sevilla defeated Almería 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 8 March 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.
Frédéric Kanouté opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Sevilla's goals came from Frédéric Kanouté (5') and Renato (62'). Almería scored through Álvaro Negredo (70', penalty).
Discipline: Sevilla received 2 yellow cards; Almería received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sevilla were 3rd on 47 points from 25 and Almería 11th on 31 points from 25. Sevilla went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Almería 12th with 46.
Sevilla lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Almería in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sevilla win, 0 draws and 2 for Almería.
Going into the match Sevilla's last five read W-W-W-L-L and Almería's W-D-W-L-L.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Frédéric Kanouté
- 60'Yellow card · Romaric
- 62'Goal · Renato
- 70'Penalty goal · Álvaro Negredo
- 80'Yellow card · José Ortiz
- 86'Yellow card · Álvaro Negredo
- 88'Yellow card · Julien Escudé
Head-to-head
Team news
Sevilla line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sébastien Squillaci, Jesús Navas, Julien Escude, Fernando Navarro, Abdoulay Konko, Aldo Duscher, Renato, Romaric, Frédéric Kanouté, Palop, Diego Perotti
Almería line-up (4-4-2)
Diego Alves, Bruno Saltor, Santiago Wilmer Acasiete Ariadela, Mane, Hernán Pellerano, Iriney Santos, Crusat, Corona, Juanito, Kalu Uche, Álvaro Negredo