The VAR gave a penalty in the last minute and Joselu converted it for a goal to equalize
Edu Expósito also debuted with a goal with the blue and white jersey
The 22/23 season begins with miracles. Espanyol lived one in the state of Celta de Vigo, relying on the VAR to tie a game that seemed lost everywhere with the 2-0 in favor of the Galicians. But a goal from Edu Expósito and Mingueza’s penalty in the last minute converted by Joselu They end up giving Diego Martínez a 2-2 that serves to take a point in his first league game with the Catalans.
DATA SHEET
LaLiga Santander
CEL
ESP
LINEUPS
Celtic
marchesin; Mallo, Aidoo, Nunez, Galan; Beltran; Solari (Tapia, 46′), Óscar Rodríguez (Veiga, 85′), Cervi (Mingueza, 90′); Blades, Patience (Carles Pérez, 70′).
Spanish
Lecomte; Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez, Cabrera, Oliván; Calero (Embarba, 56′), Vini Souza (Nabil Touaizi, 88′); R. Sánchez (Koleosho, 80′), Darder, Melamed (Edu Expósito, 56′); Joselu.
goals
1-0 M. 45 Blades. 2-0 M. 63 Patience. 2-1 M. 72 Edu Exposito. 2-2 M. 90 Joselu.
Referee
Ortiz Arias (Madrid). TA: Mallo (15′), Aidoo (37′), Aspas (80′), Galán (90′), Marchesín (90′) / Vini Souza (60′), Ó. Gil (90′).
The first part had a good start parakeet. The clearest, in fact, was at the feet of Sergi Darderwho planted a right foot from the front that furiously collided with the right post that the Argentine goalkeeper was defending.
But Iago Aspas He lacks little and nothing to score, although the seasons go by and although the position does not seem ideal to finish off. The ’10’ received a ball in the area and, at an almost impossible angle with his bad leg, He managed to push her to beat Lecomte and hang the 0-1 at the edge of the break.
Already in the second half, Celta settled in much better on the field, and found the 20th with their new striker: Gonçalo Paciencia. A Portuguese header was enough to extend the advantage. And Martínez tried to get his hands on it, giving entry to Embarba already Edu Expósito, who officially debuted with the parakeets. And he couldn’t do better: the former Eibar player caught a shot from the front and made it 2-1 that gave some minimal hope.
However, the dream was moving away as Celta controlled the actions. But in an isolated play, almost like falling from the sky, Óscar Mingueza made a huge mistake to give the parakeets the possibility of equalizing at 96′. Joselu did not fail to change it for a goal and put the first point in the box for Espanyol, which takes a great moral spoil from Vigo.