First Division - Day 31

Granada 1 - Valencia 3

Granada: Ochoa; Foulquier, Ingason (Boga 33’), Saunier, Estupiñán; Uche Agbo (Samper 63’), Wakaso; Carcela-González, Andreas Pereira, Héctor; Kravets (Ponce 46’). 4-2-3-1.
Valencia: Diego Alves; Montoya, Mangala, Abdennour, Lato; Dani Parejo, Alvaro Medrán; Cancelo (Munir 66’), Carlos Soler, Santi Mina (Siqueira 88’); Zaza (Orellana 74’). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 19. Zaza. Steered header down past Ochoa from long Montoya centre.
0-2. 21. Zaza. Slid ball in from close to goal after Santi Mina crossed from left.
0-3. 55. Santi Mina. Connected with Soler centre to turn shot wide of keeper.
1-3. 65. Ponce. Intercepted Alves clearance and fired angled shot past keeper.

Yellow cards: Uche Agbo 39’, Carlos Soler 46’, Wakaso 70’, Montoya 74’.

Granada are now seven points away from safety after they were beaten 1-3 by Valencia in the Sunday mid-day kick-off. Zaza scored twice for the Ches in as many minutes midway through the first half, the first with a header down past Ochoa from Montoya’s cross, and the second from close up after Santi Mina crossed from the left wing. Only a great save by Ochoa stopped the Italian striker from scoring a third, and Mina had a strike ruled out a few minutes later for a borderline offside decision. Some ten minutes in to the second half Mina did get his name on the scoresheet after connecting with a Carlos Soler centre, and a few minutes after that half-time substitute Ponce got one back for the Andalusians after Diego Alves slipped taking a goal-kick, gifting him the ball.