Almeria settled for a 0-0 draw at home against Espanyol on Sunday after their coach was ejected from the dugouts and Jose "Verza" Garcia missed a penalty he had to repeat in the first half.
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The result kept Almeria near the bottom of the Spanish league while Espanyol stayed in the middle of the table.
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Striker Jhon Cordoba's sixth-minute shot deflected off the goalkeeper and onto the crossbar in Espanyol's best chance of the match.
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Verza missed a 23rd-minute penalty he had to repeat after teammate Oscar Diaz had entered the area during his first attempt, which he converted.
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Almeria coach Francisco Rodriguez was ejected during a scuffle between both teams near the dugouts in the 32nd.
Goalless draw is something no team wants right about now. Too bad for both teams, they should've done better