The Oviedistas focused on, above all, preventing them from having clear chances to score against the Basques. And so it happened, authentic goal opportunities were not given to Luis García’s men throughout the 99 minutes that the match lasted; approaches yes, but without more, which is what Cervera is looking for to happen. As usual, the carbayones took advantage of one of the few chances they had and the game ended there. The expulsion of the Vitoria center-back also helped a lot to calm down in the final part of the match.
The first half was bland, very bland, with two very serious teams, yes, but at the same time very boring; two teams with two coaches who look, if not exclusively, almost, to the scoreboard, and who set up their entire framework of play on the basis of not facilitating the work of the adversary rather than designing their own offensive work. Thus, certainly, it is very difficult to find gaps for the rapprochement towards the opposite framework. The imagination on the part of both teams was non-existent, as was the flow, in these first 45 minutes. Nobody went out of the established script and in this way it is very difficult to create a game and get the fans out of their torpor.
In the second half, Oviedo advanced their lines somewhat and thanks to this they stole a ball from the opposite field, which made it easier for them to touch the ball more quickly and thus create restlessness in the Alavés players. That pressure was the cause of Abqar’s second card that led to his expulsion and made things easier for the blues from that moment on.
Koba’s exit to the field of play was once again momentous for the interests of the carbayones. If in the derby against Sporting one of his plays was the origin of the penalty that ended up giving the three points to those of Tartiere last night a free kick taken with care by the Frenchman was headed by Tarín into the net of the goal defended by Sivera.
It is clear that Oviedo needs the quality that the player on loan from Valencia treasures, as well as that of Borja Sánchez, when he recovers from his physical problems. It is necessary that someone give the last pass to the blue scorers, which there are. Yesterday Hugo Rama could not even do it (one of the few who was trained for it in the initial team), who had to retire injured at the first change.
In Oviedo there is muscle, you also win and of course, a lot of blackboard. Now it is necessary to reconcile all this with a certain dose of quality and vision of the game, and equally with the courage to get out of the script and dare to dribble an opponent, something that is very much out of use in the silver category of Spanish football.
