Martin Braithwaite scored early in the second half of the match between Valencia and Espanyol, always a decisive game. The Parrot forward finished off a blocked ball in the area to put his team ahead on the scoreboard and close to the save goal. Diego López opened the scoring and put the home side ahead on the last stretch of the first half. Cesar Montes got hitched shortly after. The Catalan player hit a header from a penalty kick to equalize the score. Valencia took the lead in the first part of the match, seeking to reach the Espanyol goal and generate more chances. It was a very difficult match from the start. Both teams know what is at stake. Kluivert managed to open the scoring with a shot from the front of the goal, but his shot was missed and the ball went over the crossbar.
67’00” Substitute: Denis Suarez, Fernandez, Vinicius de Souza Costa
67’00” Substitute Brian Oliván Herrero Adrià Giner Pedrosa
62’00” Substitute Thierry Rendall Correa, Dimitri Christophe Foulquier
62’00” Substitute Thierry Rendall Correa, Dimitri Christophe Foulquier
62’00” Substitute Nicholas Gonzalez Iglesias Hugo Duro Perales
59’53’ – Valencia have a hard time finding finishers in the area, with the all-too-critical Espanyol taking on the scene. Last volleys by Javi Guerra and José Luis Gayá never came to fruition, as the defense was well defended by the visiting team fixing players coming in to try and finish the play.
56’31” – A huge advantage for Espanyol, who grew a lot in the second half, revealed themselves much more, and through this audacity, reached the goal. Now he doesn’t go back several meters into his own area and tries to stretch out for the third goal once he’s got the ball back, and does so with much greater precision and efficiency than he showed during the entire first half.
54’27” – Close the door, Oscar Gil! What a fantastic defensive work from the Valencia winger who chased Justin Kluivert to the end to prevent him from finishing off a ball sent into the area from the right by Javi Guerra who made himself noticed again by hitting that area. The tension in the players is noticeable, as well as in the stands of Mestalla who feel that the relegation chasm is very close once again.
51’10” – Espanyol had already warned in a long shot from Denis Suarez that forced George Mamardashvili to react clearing with a good stretch, and without time to recover from this measure, and after trying to get out of the attack of the balls, the play reached from the goal of the blue and white team at the moment is to deliver a resounding blow to the table, putting Valencia in a very dangerous position, which would leave all their homework for the last day.
50’00” Target Martin Christensen Braithwaite
46’00” Substitute Nicholas Melamed Ribaudo, Martin Christensen Braithwaite
46’00” Substitute Nicholas Melamed Ribaudo, Martin Christensen Braithwaite
Everything will be decided in the second between Valencia and Espanyol, which only gave bad news on the field of play in terms of forces, with the injury of Tony Lato, who had to be replaced minutes after hitting himself with the stick, in a good deed that could end with a goal for the footballer himself.
49’02” The end of the first part!
46’30” – The pace of the match decreased slightly after the goals, although Valencia continued to be the group trying to build its attack with more intention and detail, with Espanyol increasing their lead in the area.
45’39” – We’ll add four minutes into this first half.
43’57” – Very attentive Serge Dardier to Andre Almeida. Valencia does not give up his offensive tendency in this first half. Jose Luis Gaia crossed long from the left, looking for the Portuguese in the far corner, which was well defended by the parrot midfielder who prevented the footballer from reaching the ball.
42’21” – The first ball that served Espanyol with danger and intent on the Valencia area, and what a return it got from its game, and it ended with a powerful blow with the enthusiasm of a crowd that was still celebrating Diego Lopez’s goal. A mental blow to Rubén Baraga’s men who have to start over from the beginning. And we’ll have to see if this changes the image of Espanyol who have so far given very little.
40’00” The goal is Cesar Jasip Montes Castro
38’00” The goal is Diego Lopez Noguerrol
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