Granada 0 Malaga 2: Tony Adams’ side veer towards relegation after losing third straight game without scoring
TONY ADAMS saw his Granada side crash to their third straight defeat without scoring – but vowed to build a “competitive team” while staring relegation in the face.
Former Spurs target Sandro Ramirez bagged a brace in front of a nearly empty crowd at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Tony Adams at GranadaEPA
Granada player Gaston Silva was in tears at the end of the match.
He said: “Things are just not working for us but the supporters deserve for us to keep fighting to the end.”
Under-fire boss Adams, a surprise choice for the La Liga job, explained: “I was never in this position as a player and I can’t even imagine how it is for the players.
“My job here is to build a competitive team to face the next few seasons.”
Granada managed just one shot on target all game compared with the visitors’ six.
Malaga should have taken an early lead when midfielder Keko was picked out in the centre of the penalty area by an angled through-ball from Ramirez, but somehow stabbed the ball wide from six yards.
Former Spurs’ target Sandro Ramirez bagged two on the nightEPA
Ignacio Camacho then saw his shot tipped over as Granada managed to make it through to half-time without having to chase another game.
It was, though, once again only a matter of time before the defence was breached.
The second half was only two minutes old when Granada failed to clear their lines and Ramirez promptly lashed a low shot from 25 yards into the bottom right corner.
Granada threatened to get themselves back into the match just after the hour when Slovenian midfielder Rene Krhin saw his effort from the edge of the penalty area saved at full stretch by Malaga keeper Carlos Kameni.
Granada players know they are staring relegation from La Liga in the face after their latest defeatEPASandro Ramirez inflicted more pain on Tony Adams' strugglersEPA
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Ramirez almost bagged a second with 10 minutes left when his shot from just inside the penalty area cannoned against the right-hand post with goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa beaten.
Granada, though, were punished again for some lax defending in stoppage time.
Ramirez was played into the right side of the penalty area by substitute Javier Ontiveros and lashed in an angled drive to leave Adams' squad with it all to do in the closing four matches - which include a visit of Real Madrid - if they are to stay up.
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