UD Almería rule the dying minutes
With 12 goals scored in the final 10 minutes, the Rojiblancos lead LaLiga Hypermotion in late-game firepower
The final stretch of a football match is football’s version of a minefield: time-wasting battles, ball boys disappearing from sight, urgency from one side, composure from the other and emotions running wild. It is a chaotic maze where even the GPS loses signal.
In that high-pressure arena, UD Almería have thrived. The Rojiblancos have scored more goals than any other team in LaLiga Hypermotion during the final 10 minutes of matches. With 12 goals in that decisive window, they top the league rankings for late strikes.
Sergio Arribas’ dramatic 94th-minute goal at the Carlos Belmonte stadium was no one-off. It has become part of UD Almería’s DNA this season. The Rojiblancos have built a reputation for staying alive until the final whistle and making it count.
Back on opening Matchday, fittingly against Albacete Balompié, UD Almería twice clawed their way back, with Léo Baptistão finding the net in the 100th minute. At the time, it seemed extraordinary. Now, it feels like a pattern. This team simply refuse to clock out before the referee does.
Soon after, Adri Embarba rescued a point at the Anoeta stadium on Matchday 3 (2-2). On Matchday 6, Sergio Arribas struck late to seal a 2-1 win over Sporting de Gijón. Against Real Zaragoza in the 9th fixture, Arnau Puigmal netted in the 90th minute and Lopy in the 93rd to turn a 2-2 draw into a dramatic victory.
More recently, Arribas snatched a late equaliser at the Anduva stadium against CD Mirandés, while Baptistão's 83rd-minute goal secured victory over FC Andorra.
Of those 12 late goals, only 3 were merely cosmetic: Arnau’s third in Leganés (0-3), Embarba’s strike against Cádiz CF (3-0) and another Embarba goal in the 4-2 win over AD Ceuta FC. The rest have been decisive, points won, momentum shifted, statements made.
UD Almería’s late-game dominance puts them ahead of Málaga CF (11 goals), CD Castellón (11), Deportivo (10) and Racing Santander (9) in the league’s final-10--minute scoring chart.
In a division where fine margins define the table, UD Almería have mastered the art of the finish.