TECHNICAL FILE OF THE MATCH Spanish: Pacheco; Omar (Óscar Gil, 85′), Calero (Sergi Gómez, 89′), Cabrera, Brian Oliván; Gragera, Aguado (Jofre Carreras, 62′), Melamed (Keidi Bare, 62′); Pere Milla, Puado and Braithwaite (Keita Balde, 85′). Coach: Luis García Valladolid: John; Luis Pérez, Gustavo Henrique, Boyomo, Escudero (Rosa, 78′); Iván Sánchez, Monchu, Juric, Meseguer (Joni Montiel, 63′); Kenedy (Cédric, 78′) and Sylla. Coach: Paulo Pezzolano Goals: 1-0 Braithwaite, penalty (7′), 2-0 Puado (35′) Referee: Caparrós Hernández (Comitè Valencian) Yellow cards: John (5′), Gustavo Henrique (18′), Omar (26′), Melamed (46′), Gragera (64′), Joni Montiel (87′) Red cards: none Stadium: RCDE Stadium, 21,439 spectators
Espanyol recaptured the lead in a highly contested match against a tough side like Valladolid (2-0), another strong aspirant for promotion. The white-and-blues, more pragmatic than showy, paid tribute on and off the pitch to singular protagonists, a group of dogs from three animal shelters in the Barcelona area. The organization sought to promote the adoption of animals through a solidarity campaign, Parakeets don’t quitwhich can perfectly apply to the attitude of the stands towards the white-and-blue team.
Luis García’s team showed again why they are the team with the most refined sense of smell in Segona: they have already scored 22 goals, five more than Vila-real B scored with one game less. The first of the night was signed by Braithwaite, a Dane whom Espanyol adopted with open arms after the forced abandonment he experienced at Camp Nou. Based on goals, the fans are beginning to forgive him for the act of rebellion that took place in the summer. The striker caused a penalty five minutes into the match, but John Víctor stopped his first attempt. The attentive VAR ordered a replay after warning that a Valladolid player had stepped into the area early. On the second kick Braithwaite did not forgive and signed his sixth goal of the course.
The same ones accumulated by a Puado who does not want to be left behind in the fight for Pitxitxi – both have two goals less than Curro Sánchez, from Burgos – and who took advantage of a filtered pass from Melamed in front to double the advantage. Espanyol were not at all superior to a Valladolid who had been growing with the ball at their feet as the minutes went by and who had balanced the game despite going behind on the scoreboard.
The locals needed a lot of patience to provoke mistakes in Valladolid’s solid defensive structure. Luis García’s game was more vertical than showy. The slogan was clear: attack the back of the visiting defense with the speed of the forwards, who were anxiously waiting for a piece of candy from Aguado or Melamed to be able to start running. Luis García lined them both up at the start for the first time this season, proving what he already warned in the preview: they are two more than compatible talents. During the match they played, they looked like two children playing hide and seek and throwing the ball so that their dogs would go get it.
Espanyol were breathing easy when the two of them had the ball, but in the second half they had to put on the work frog when it was Valladolid who made them run from side to side. The white-and-blues, who folded, need to gain a point of dominance. Meanwhile, Boeduna is the more competitive version of a team that wants to keep climbing. The best news is that the defense barked to scare the attacks of a Valladolid attackers who ultimately could not overcome Pacheco, who like a good keeper ended the night without conceding. A round night to tie the lead short.
2023-10-14 20:55:47
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