Almería breathe sigh of relief

UD Almería saw off Granada CF with a 3-0 victory on matchday 31 of the Liga BBVA, a result which came thanks to a Thomas brace and another goal from Javier Espinosa, who was extremely lively throughout the encounter.

The two sides, both in desperate need of points, met in the Almería ground looking for a way of moving closer towards safety in the division. The home team grew in confidence as the game unfolded and quickly started to look dangerous. Mauro dos Santos, Javier Espinosa and Wellington Silva all threatened on goal before Thomas Partey put the Sergi Barjuan-led outfit in front.

Things went even better for Almería at the beginning of the second half, with Espinosa putting his stamp on the game even further with a second goal on the hour mark. From then on, Granada had no recourse and their opponents’ counter-attacks started to stretch them until a slightly fortunate Thomas managed to widen the gap to 3-0. The result puts an end to Almería’s eight-match run without a single win and gives them hope in their quest for safety.