The double save on the hour of Dibu Martínez
In the match that opened the second date of the Premier League, Aston Villa defeated Everton 2-1 con Emiliano Martinez as one of the outstanding men. The Back he recorded a pair of phenomenal saves that held his team to victory. The best was a double save in stoppage time, with which the villains they sealed the scoreboard in their favor in Villa Park. Emiliano Buendía was also the protagonist: he scored the second goal for the locals after having entered the final stage.
Los Toffees desperately looking for equality to rescue a point as visitors and Anthony Gordon He had a great opportunity, but he faced the albiceleste wall that drowned him what would have been the agonizing 2-2. On the rebound, Martínez was able to contain what was one of the last balls of the game thanks to the help of his team’s defender Tyrone Mings, who managed to neutralize the arrival of Venezuelan Salomón Rondón, ready to grab the rebound.
When the match was 1-0 in favor of the cast led by Steven Gerrard, Dibu had already had another good intervention against Demarai Gray. The Englishman faced inside the area from left to center and finished off at close range, provoking the reaction of an Argentine goalkeeper who exhibited his reflexes to reject the ball and move away the danger.
Another good save by Martínez in the second half
Danny Ings opened the account for Villa, while Emiliano Buendia (entered at minute 59 for the injured Brazilian Philippe Coutinho) extended the advantage at 85 ‘to relaunch his career on the way to the 2022 Qatar World Cup with the Argentine team. Just before the time expired, Lucas Digne against bridged the gap.
With this result, Aston Villa recovered from the defeat in their debut away against Bournemouth (2-0), while Frank Lampard’s Everton continue without adding this season, since they had just lost at home against Chelsea and now they will seek to reverse the situation against newly promoted Nottingham Forest.
THE ASTON VILLA 2-1 EVERTON COMPACT
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