Alavés went to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey this Saturday with a goal from Uruguayan Carlos Benavídez, who gave the victory for his team 1-0 against Real Betisin a clash in which they had more authority and enjoyed the best chances.
The goal did justice to Mendizorroza and gave the pass and victory to an Alavés team that hit the post against a Betic team with few resources, which continues with problems away from Benito Villamarín and that he took a knee in the only First Division match of the round of 32 of the cup competition.
El Glorioso started strongly and bottled up Betis in the first minutes with elaborate plays and bringing danger from set pieces. Carlos Vicente, who made his debut as a starter, was one of the most active in a start in which Nahuel Tenaglia finished twice on goal and I was close to moving the scoreboard, but his header hit the right post of Rui Silva .
It was a very good 15 minutes for the locals.who clearly arrived at the area of a rival who waited for his opportunity without losing his defensive position.
The green and white tried to gain the rhythm and control of the match with long possessions and changes of play to find the best option to create danger for an Alavés team that was playing with an unprecedented defense due to the losses and absences of several centre-backs.
Jesús Owono did not fail in the few times he had in the first half. The local goalkeeper seemed very confident against the offensive battery of a Betis team that grew as the minutes passed.
It was difficult for him to get into the game Isco Alarcon and Betis noticed it and tried to enter from the wings into the domains of a confident Alavés, who did not hesitate to come out on the counterattack.
The best Betic chance in the first half was a misunderstanding between Álex Sola and Jesús Owono that Nahuel Tenaglia had to resolve between the sticks to prevent the score from moving just before half-time.
Luis García Plaza’s men jumped again with more spark after passing through the locker room. The stands even called for a goal when Kike García hit a cross from Luis Rioja, but the ball went just past the post.
There were several consecutive arrivals. In one of them and after several consecutive shots and rejections, Carlos Benavídez was right when he adjusted it to Rui Costa’s post to make it 1-0, with just over half an hour left.
Betis regained ground after the goal conceded, but Alavés did not lose face either and continued to arrive with danger from both sides.
Al Betis It was still difficult for him to go beyond three quarters of the field despite the changes of Manuel Pelligrini, who decided to bring out all his offensive artillery in the last phase of the duel.
However, it was the Basques who were most eager to extend the score. Nabil Fekir and Willian Jose did not appear in the Andalusians’ attempts either.while the match was reaching an albiazul epilogue.
It was to be expected that Betis would make the final push in search of a tie, but Luis García Plaza’s team controlled the duel and it did not break down when the Sevillians sought extension. In the end, Alavés took the well-deserved prize of advancing to the next round.
Datasheet:
1 – Alavés: Owono; Sola (Gorosabel, min. 80), Tenaglia, Duarte, López; Guevara, Benavídez, Hagi (Giuliano, min.66); Rioja (Abde, min. 80) Vicente (Blanco, min.92) and Kike García (Alkain, min.92).
0 – Betis: Rui Silva, Aitor Ruibal, Pezzella, Mendy, Miranda; Marc Roca (Carvalho, min. 46), Altimira (Fekir, min.71), Isco; Assane (Willian Jose, min.71), Ayoze and Rodri (Juan Cruz, min.66).
Goals: 1-0, min.57: Benavídez.
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva (Galician Committee). He showed a yellow card to the local Duarte (min.88) and to the visitors Marc Roca (min.8) and Mendy (min.72).
Incidents: match corresponding to the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey played at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria in front of 13,482 spectators.
2024-01-06 21:15:57
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