He Betis has been awarded tonight the LVII Edition of the Columbian Trophy after winning 0-1 against Huelva Recreational in a New Columbian who hung the ‘no tickets’ sign. A goal of Rodrigo Riquelme In the second half it gave the Heliopolitan team its second victory in the preseason and one of the most traditional summer trophies in a match in which both teams have continued to advance in their set-up, accumulating minutes and kilometers in their legs and offering positive sensations.
Unlike in the first test of Germany from last Saturday, in which the green and white opted for two different elevens, one in each half, this afternoon Pellegrini He opted to give greater continuity to a fairly recognizable team, with the classic 1-4-2-3-1, which left some interesting details. For example, the position of one of the signings, Facundo Bernalexercising with the ball as a single pivot, leaving more freedom to Marc Rocaand often delaying his position to give his team the ball between the centre-backs.
The Uruguayan, with a great build, usually chooses well where to turn the game, covers a lot of ground and shows that he has a good footing in long game changes. Good foot like that of Pablo Garciawho although on this occasion did not see the goal, did demonstrate the danger he carries every time he steps into the area. At 10 minutes he was knocked down in the area in an action in which the referee decided not to award a penalty and shortly after 20 minutes he had two chances, with his powerful left-footed strike.
He Dean had given the first scare with a header from Nacho Ruiz to the post, at the exit of a corner. But the truth is that the dominance belonged to the Betic team, which today debuted its applauded green second kit. Fornals He was in command and, from the midfield, tried to create dangerous situations; RiquelmeWillful, he seems to be finding his place little by little, turning his game more inwards and arriving from the second line; and what to say about Deossa…
Deossa, again like nine
The Colombian seems to be living his last days as a player of the Betis. The agreement for its assignment with an obligation to purchase Basque da Gama is finalized And just now that he is about to leave, he seems to have found his place. In two short moments playing as a nine he has left better feelings than in almost all of last season in the midfield. Today he fought for every ball, left two good centers Pablo and Riquelme and he even dared to try his luck with a shot from his ‘home’. Seeing the performance offered by Bakambu and the Chimy last year when they had to replace the Cuchomaybe insisting there with him would have worked.
Evorain a point-blank shot that repelled well Valleys after a good center Paoloone of the best of the Huelva team, had the second for the Recre in a first act that ended without goals. And after passing through the locker room, with the debut of Diego Conde in the visitors’ goal and numerous developments among the locals, the duel continued along the same lines: a fairly slow pace, typical of preseason, Betic dominance and a Dean well positioned, capable of making the green-and-white transitions difficult, but lacked clarity and bite at the top.
Roro resolved the match
Juniorjoining the attack, saw how his great shot into the net did not go up on the scoreboard due to offside and a very good cross behind could not find a finisher. But by then, the Betis He had already ‘chewed’ the game enough for the goal to seem like a matter of time. It didn’t take long to arrive. Bellerin combined with Facundo Bernal on the front and put in a good ball that Riquelme took advantage of to open the scoring. Something that will continue to add up so that the Madrid native continues to gain confidence little by little.
After the 0-1, now the carousel of changes arrived Pellegriniwho in two rounds modified his entire eleven. came in Fran Garciaa car from the left that did not take long to generate the first chance, reaching the baseline and assisting. came in Morantewhich comes from winning the European under 19 with Spain and that he was the one who could not take advantage of the great ball from the La Mancha full-back. And players like Rich, Borja Alonso either Iker Losadawho tried with distant hits and good offensive details, sinking the Recre more and more in his field.
The timid local attempts to achieve a draw that would have led to penalties in the fight for the trophy were deactivated without much difficulty by the Betic defense. and the Betis Nor did he find a way to extend his lead. He didn’t need it to get his sixth silver caravel, equaling the Atlético de Madrid as the second team with the most wins in the Columbianonly behind the 14 achieved by Recreativo throughout its history. He Grenadeon Saturday, Verdiblanco’s next rival in a preseason that is already taking cruising speed.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Recreational Huelva: 0: Jero Lairo; Nacho Ruiz, Bonaque, Mikel Montero, Néstor Senra; Segura, Paolo, Aitor García, Ale Marín, Évora; and Roni. They also played: Padilla, Isra, Roan, José Carlos, Adán, Vela, Mena, Bernal, Almeida, Pecellín and Chavarría.
Coach: Jesús Galván.
Real Betis Balompié 1: Valleys; Bellerín, Bartra, Natan, Junior; Facundo Bernal, Marc Roca; Pablo García, Fornals, Riquelme; and Deossa. They also played: Diego Conde, Diego Llorente, Ángel Ortiz, Morante, Iker Losada, Rica, Valentín Gómez, Emmanuel, Gonzalo Petit, Borja Alonso and Fran García-
Coach: Manuel Pellegrini.
Goals: 0-1 Riquelme (59′).
Referee: Rubén Cartes.
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino, 21,500 spectators.
