six out of six in the Sánchez-Pizjuán. Sevilla has taken a big step carrying out the two consecutive games under the protection of his people to continue depending on himself in the fight for permanence. “Neither retreat nor surrender”read the banner at Gol Norte. It hasn’t reached the shore, but it doesn’t look that far away. The calendar -Villarreal, Real Madrid and Celta- gets tougher for the white and red in this finale. A Castrín race goal and the Akor’s success They have given him the victory against an Espanyol that went ahead with a goal from Dolan and that chains 18 games without winning squandering the great advantage they had with respect to the relegation places at the end of the first lap. He’s gotten into trouble.
In case there wasn’t already enough nerves on the grass and in the stands, the game began with ten minutes late due to a technical problem in the VAR. Waiting their turn with the ball were the same players that García Plaza and Manolo González lined up last day in the victory against Real Sociedad and the defeat against Real Madrid, respectively.
Sevilla came out with intensity bottle Espanyol from the beginning. In the first ten minutes we scored the clearest chance for the locals and a controversial play. A Maupay’s backheel inside the area by deflecting a Gudelj shot tested the former Sevilla player’s reflexes Dmitrovic to avoid the first one. Shortly after, Sevilla asked El Hilali penalty to Ruben Vargas. Alberola said there was nothing.
Nervousness and many inaccuracies in deliveriesboth from one team and the other, in a match that progressed in fits and starts, without midfield and with little football. There were no clear chances either. Espanyol tried to shake off the pressure and, in their first clear exit, Odysseas took a blow by catching a Romero’s low center to the area. Dolan looked for the shotbut he ran into the Greek goalkeeper. Agoume It could have cost Sevilla some trouble. lose a ball On the front it should be a crime. The Frenchman tried to dribble and Edu Exposito he kept the ball to get a short stick shot that allowed to shine Odysseyauthor of a good stretch. How many points has this goalkeeper given Sevilla…
Heading into the break, Vargas tried it with a far shot from outside the area you stopped in two strokes Dmitrovic. They also had to enter assists to attend to Robert already Suazo. The first one slipped with the ball and was dragged by the Sevilla player, who suffered a bad fall and suffered from the bang on the shoulder that he suffered in Pamplona. Two minutes added and players to the locker room.
Almost repeated script
Alexis Sanchez He came on for Isaac Romero after the restart. The game called for a break and for the Chilean’s football. And also the goal. It already happened last Monday against Real Sociedad, although this time the VAR annulled the ’10’ goal. In a chaotic play, a Vargas volley touched a defender and Alexis scored with pleasurebut the goal did not go up on the scoreboard because he was offside at the time of the Swiss shot.
From then on, Espanyol was grateful for every mistake Sevilla made to get closer to Odysseas’ goal until Dolan marked. The most difficult yet for the Andalusians. The Sevilla goalkeeper had prevented the Englishman’s goal shortly before with a hard shot that hit the post, but afterwards he did not forgive finishing first in the area, taking advantage of a ball hung by Roberto.
In a Alexis measured center after a short corner kick, Castrin He won the jump but his shot went wide above the spar. Discomposed faces in the stands with the passing of the minutes, tangana after a Sow’s entry on DolanGudelj touched… The desperation was evident until the goal, this time yes, from Castrín. A bit of faith and race from one of Sevilla’s best players in recent days. Nobody expected the center back He got into the area and dribbled past several rivals driving with his left to finish with his right and beat Dmitrovic. The Serbian’s hand is soft.
With bare chests, Sevilla and Espanyol looked for the second. Seven minutes added. But football is what it has…García Plaza gave three minutes to Akor Adams -top scorer of the team- against Osasuna; He left him on the bench against Real Sociedad and he was again a substitute against Espanyol. Alexis kept it In the fight, he left it on the front and the Nigerian did not think about it when he hit him positioned next to the left post of Dmitrovic’s goal. There was still time for Espanyol to ask for a penalty on Calero in a chaotic finale, but the points stayed in Nervión.