He Betis has been eliminated from the Conference League after tying at one Croatia in front of Dinamo de Zagreb in the second leg of the playoffs. The Verdiblancos needed to come back from the 0-1 in the first leg seven days ago and although they managed to tie the tie shortly before half-time, with a great goal from They are thingsa bit of Kaneko half an hour from the end it ended up becoming the umpteenth continental disappointment of a team that cannot find a way to reach the final stages in Europa.
The quarterfinals in the Cup Winners Cup and the eighth in the Europa League They were and will continue to be the ceiling of the Verdiblancos in the Old continent after this early elimination, which also represents a significant financial setback for the club. Being left out of the second continental tournament in the group stage forced them to go far in the Conference to cover the initially budgeted figures. This goodbye to the first changes in the playoffs will force the Betis to look for other sources of income and will force them to focus on LaLiga as the only way to return to Europa the next course.
Bakambu made Betis dream
The green and white came out willing to take the initiative and seek verticality on the wings, with Go away y Assane as solutions to attack the orderly Croatian defense. Although in the first minutes, beyond a deflected shot from Fekir after an arrival of Diao on the right breaking in speed whose center was left behind They are thingswhat caught the most attention was the permissiveness of the Swiss referee Urs Schnyder with the footballers of the Dinamo.
Perkovic took ahead Chad entering with his studs first and sweeping the Moroccan center back with the other leg without a foul being called. In the next action, again Perkovic he played it with a slap Assane in an air dispute, again without a card. And before the first quarter of an hour, Sucic knocked down from behind Go away cutting off a good transition by Betis that was pointing to a scoring opportunity. Third yellow forgiven to those of Jakirovic.
After the willing start of the Spanish team, the locals reacted guided by My batterytheir most talented footballer. Petkovicscorer of the goal in the first leg, tested Rui Silva with a direct foul. And in a set piece action, the Croatian striker sent his shot to the post, with everything in his favor, after a good assist from Sucic. Thus, between cards in limbo, like another that dodged again Perkovic for knocking down Assaneand arrivals with some danger of the Dinamo The minutes passed.
Bakambu goal (0-1) in Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 Betis
He Betis He had more ball, but he lacked ideas when he reached the area. Until shortly before the 40th minute, a coordination error between Perkovic y Bernauer allowed Ruibal enter the area completely alone with the ball, reach the baseline, raise his head and assist Bakambu, who with an authentic nine-point resource finished off with a backheel to beat Nevistic and put his team fully into the playoffs. The Congolese would hardly have dreamed of a better way to debut as a scorer with his new club.
Fekir forgave… and Kaneko did not.
A yellow Petkovic for a nudge Marc Roca It served to confirm that the referee had not forgotten the cards. And after the anger of Dinamo After the end of the first half was signaled when he was about to take a corner and the necessary passage through the locker room, the second act started with Willian José replacing They are things, predictably due to some physical problem. A resumption in which Fekir He was on the verge of making it 0-2 on the first play after a great start from Go away.
This scare seemed to tell the Croats that defending well was not going to be enough to advance to the round and they took a step forward that opened the match. Willian José a good ball did not end well Assane. My battery He looked for the squad with a shot from the front. And in an isolated action in which Petkovic won an aerial ball in the center of the field, the tie came. imam He went deeper to the left, faced Chadhe left easily and his cross into the area pushed it into the net Kaneko getting ahead of Miranda.
Kaneko’s goal (1-1) against Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 Betis
With the tie again in their favor, the team Jakirovic regained control of the game against a Betis who disconnected from the party. Not even the changes of Pellegrinigiving entry to Bellerín y Rodrithey reactivated the green and white, who barely produced anything in attack and suffered behind with Petkovic, winner of all duels. They even came close to defeat in an action in which a penalty of Bellerín a imaminvalidated WAS because the Betic full-back touched the ball during the play. It couldn’t have been for a team that continues to fail in these challenges.
2024-02-22 19:40:27
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