At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 14, 2021, the 17th round of La Liga continued, with Cadiz hosting a team with a Chinese background, Granada. Cadiz scored first in the first half and in the 88th minute of the second half, Granada scored a stunning goal. In the end, it was difficult to get out of the away game with a 1-1 score. After this campaign, Cadiz accumulated 13 points, ranking third from the bottom of La Liga, falling into the relegation zone.
In terms of starting lineup, Cadiz line-up 4411, with a total starting line-up worth 33.1 million euros. Granada, on the other hand, lined up in a 442 formation, and the total value of the starting lineup was slightly higher than that of Cadiz, reaching 36.8 million euros.
This match is also considered by Cadiz fans to be a "must-win game", because Granada itself is not strong, and if they cannot be won in this round, the fate of relegation is almost inevitable. For Granada, this is also a key battle on their way to relegation.
After the game began, Granada took the initiative on the field. In the 15th minute, the Granada midfielder launched a quick counter-attack after breaking the ball, the striker Luiz's shot was extremely threatening, but fortunately the goalkeeper played well; in the 22nd minute, Granada made a comeback, and another striker Alex's shot was slightly offside.
After Granada hit the offensive three-plate axe, Cádiz scored in the 32nd minute, and forward Asammendia fired a volley, but it rubbed the head of the Granada player in the air and changed the line, and the goalkeeper did not react and watched the ball enter the net. Cadiz made it a lucky 1-0.
In the ensuing matches, it was almost always Granada who attacked, while the Cadiz team played the defensive counter-attack tactics they were accustomed to. In the 88th minute, cadiz's old mistake was repeated, always dropping the chain at key moments. In the 88th minute, Granada's 39-year-old striker Molina equalised for the away team.
After losing points, Cadiz's players on the field seemed to be in a difficult mood, with a series of serious foul actions such as elbow strikes, in which Salvi was sent off 2 yellows and 1 red, and Marcos López and Juan Carla also received a yellow card in the 90th and 91st minutes. All in all, this draw with Cadiz paid the price of 4 yellows and 1 red.
In La Liga this season, Cadiz is a very unique team, either chasing the score in the last minute or dropping the chain in the last minutes. In the first round of La Liga, Cádiz scored a goal in the 90th minute after falling behind 0-1, thus drawing with Levante. In the 11th round of La Liga, Cádiz, leading Villarreal 3-2, was scored by his opponent in the 95th minute and brushed shoulders with the victory. In the 12th round of La Liga, Cadiz played at home against Mallorca and equalized with Mallorca on penalties in the 93rd minute.
This game also set 3 new records, namely: first, this season's Cadiz team dropped the chain at the last minute, has lost 7 points, if you add these 7 points, they have now 20 points, the pressure of relegation will be greatly reduced; second, Granada's veteran molina who scored the equalizer, this year has been 39 years and 235 days, this age has become the third older goal scorer in La Liga; third, Cadiz has lost 4 consecutive games in La Liga. Set a record for the worst losing streak of the season.