Granada CF 1 - 2 Eibar: Sergi Enrich strikes late as Eibar sink Granada to continue strong start

Posted Monday, September 12, 2016 by PA

A last-gasp winner from Sergi Enrich maintained Eibar's positive start to the season as they secured a 2-1 victory away to Granada.

The Basque side, who had beaten Valencia prior to the international break, had goalkeeper Asier Riesgo sent off for a foul on Granada's Ezequiel Ponce after half an hour but still headed into the interval in front thanks to Pedro Leon's long-range strike.

Granada's Dynamo Kiev loanee Artem Kravets deservedly grabbed the equaliser with 15 minutes to go but Eibar snatched it with a stoppage-time strike from Enrich.

Riesgo's dismissal for a last-man foul on Ponce did not seem to unsettle Eibar, who took a 43rd-minute lead when former Getafe man Pedro Leon turned away from his marker and fired in a shot from 25 yards.

The dip on the shot and a deceptive bounce caught out Granada's Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who was powerless to stop it.

Granada started to make their numerical advantage count in the second period and Ponce should have scored midway through the second period but volleyed Andreas Pereira's cross over the bar from close range.

Kravets finally drew Paco Jemez's men level when he turned home from close range in the 75th minute after Ponce's header struck the crossbar.

Ponce tried and failed to get on the end of a Jeremie Boga cross with five minutes of normal time left but Eibar had the final word when Enrich's right-foot shot from Antonio Luna's pass beat Ochoa.