The quality made the difference. He Seville They went into the break with a 0-2 lead after scoring the only two shots on goal they had in the first half. He Spanish He was more offensive throughout the entire match, but his desire and insistence could not cope with the quality and maturity of Sevilla. Only two points separated both teams before the final whistle. The two teams had just been beaten, the parakeets in San Mamés by 4-1 and the Seville team by 5-1 in Montjuic, so this match could be anyone’s redemption. The 0-2 that the scoreboard showed at the end The match moves Sevilla away from relegation and puts Espanyol, who now visits Barça and then hosts Valencia, in a very complicated situation.
It was evident that the demands of the match were going to be maximum, due to the context and the desire of both fans to see their team compete again after such setbacks. The start of the meeting was totally crazy. Those of Manolo Gonzalez They came out with suffocating pressure and were very attentive to recover the ball after losing it. Thus, in 10 minutes Cheddira had already finished, Pol Lozano had recovered three balls and Jofre had been about to give a key pass in a very clear opportunity resulting from a tremendous pass from Kral.
Sevilla had a hard time leaving their field. However, quality matters a lot. In the 20th minute, Lokongaon the first occasion that García Pimienta’s team left the cave, he roamed freely through the media area and left the ball for Lukebakiowho turned and scored a great goal from outside the area. But Espanyol wanted to extend the offensiveness they had shown from the first moment. Just three minutes after the goal, Cheddira He combed a cross that Král was two centimeters away from touching and putting into Nyland’s goal.
As the minutes passed, the high pressure parakeet and, therefore, Sevilla began to feel comfortable. The people from Seville were in no hurry and took advantage of Espanyol’s indecision in the ball’s release to put the match to sleep. And Sevilla forgave in the 36th minute. Nianzou missed a cross from a free kick when he was totally alone.
Espanyol tried and had a notable presence in the rival’s field. However, when stealing, the visitors were very dangerous and took advantage of the home team’s wear and tear to attack the empty spaces. Manolo’s They were not inferior to Sevilla and had numerous opportunities in the first act, but, again, the personality, the quality and the difference that having players like Lukebakio allowed the visitors to go into the break with a 0-2 lead. The Belgian winger received the ball, in the psychological minute, on the edge of the area and once again scored a great goal with his left foot, absolutely unstoppable for Joan Garcia. Espanyol returned from the locker room wanting to score and close the gap, but they did so hastily. Thus, Sevilla took advantage of the losses due to their rival’s anxiety to progress and unsettle the 24,000 parakeets attending the RCDE Stadium.
Manolo’s men pressed, but had serious problems finishing the plays. The centers rained but none ended near the Seville goal. It was not until the 70th minute that Espanyol had a clear shot: Suitcase He rose above the Sevilla defense and finished off a ball that went very close to the left post of the recently admitted Nyland Álvaro Fernández due to injury. Lukébakio forgave the third in the 73rd on a shot that missed when Joan García was already sold. Espanyol insisted and insisted and canceled out Sevilla, but the Andalusians showed maturity in knowing when to foul, when to control the ball and when to send balls up.
With ten minutes left, Ortiz Arias He went to the screen to check if the handball that Gudelj had played in the area should be penalized. However, the capital’s referee ended up indicating that the previous foul on the Sevilla goalkeeper nullified the infraction by the captain of the Andalusian team. Espanyol persisted but did not make Sevilla suffer too much. The match ended zero to two, which leaves the parakeets two away from relegation and the Andalusians with the same points as the seventh placed team, Betis.
MATCH SHEET:
Spanish: Joan García, Omar (68′ Roca), Cabrera, Kumbulla, Brian Oliván (58′ Romero), Král, Pol Lozano, Jofre (68′ Milla), Tejero, Cheddira (58′ Véliz), Puado (81′ Cardona) .
Seville: Nyland (63′ Álvaro Fernández), Badé, Pedrosa, Nianzu, Carmona, Juanlu (81′ Sow), Sambi, Gudelj, Lukébakio (90+9′ Agoumé), Idumbo (63′ Barco), Isaac Romero (90+9 ‘Navas).
Goals: 0-1 Lukébakio (20′), 0-2 Lukébakio (45′).
Referee: Ortiz Arias (Madrid). He cautioned Roca (82′), Lozano (90′).
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