One play unfortunate and controversial ended up punishing a Spanish which was surpassed for many moments by the Eibar (2-2). The parakeet team was able to reach the outcome ahead, but Javi Puado’s own goalpreviously protagonist of the comeback with a doubletled to a fair draw which prolongs the slump for the Catalan team, which has only added one point from the last nine.
“The results are being cruel with the team. On the last ball we missed two points. Many things could be whistled on that last play. Football is sometimes cruel, but we have to continue. “It’s been hard,” he lamented. Luis Garcia, still affected by that final tie.
Revolution in defense
The blue and white team, which came from suffer two defeats in a row and was measured with a Eibar in an exquisite moment. The set of Joseba Etxeberría He showed that his streak did not come by chance. He was familiar with Espanyol in Cornellà and took a valuable point.
“The results are being cruel to the team. On the last ball we missed two points. Many things could have been called in that last play. It has been hard”
Espanyol coach
The perica defeat in Gijon did not fall on deaf ears and the technician He shook his eleven. The drawing completely changed and only one Molinón defender survived: Brian Oliván. Óscar Gil, Calero and Cabrera were affected in a 5-3-2 with Grajera as third central between Sergi Gómez and Víctor Ruiz. Jofre acted as a winger in the coach’s main bet, which took the first hit early. A left-handed shot Jon Bautista He put Eibar ahead after 6 minutes. He had to row again at home.
VAR savior
In that roller coaster that Espanyol has turned their home duels into, he re-emerged Javi Puado. With Braithwaite watched and Melamed absent (the playmaker suffers a shoulder problem that could leave him out for three months if he decides to have surgery), the youth squad took center stage.
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The game was not looking good for Espanyol and The VAR avoided major problems by annulling Bautista’s 0-2 for a millimeter offside. It was a decision almost miraculous that finally woke up the locals. Puado almost equalized, but hit the goal Luca Zidane and the stick (m. 42). In extra time there was more luck and the striker equalized after a good combination of Pere Milla with Jofre.
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He could leave more than happy Espanyol at half-time. Flirted with him disaster against a superior rival and was still alive, clearly from less to more with the intention of prolonging the high in the second half. Cabrera replaced the injured Victor Ruiz in a once again gray start for the local team.
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Eibar was still well planted, but the talent always makes differences and Braithwaite caused a penalty that put the parakeets ahead. Puado did not fail and he signed the momentary comeback. He also had the third in his boots, but missed. salvi He didn’t hit the mark either and Eibar equalized in the last breath.
Espanyol, 2; Eibar, 2
SPANISH: Pacheco; Jofre (Ramón Ramos, m. 81), Sergi Gómez, Grajera (Roger, m. 81), Víctor Ruiz (Cabrera, m. 48), Brian Oliván; Expósito (Óscar Gil, m. 82), Aguado, Pere Milla (Salvi, m. 76); Wow, Braithwaite.
EIBAR: Luca Zidane Tejero (Corpas, m. 65), Berrocal, Arbilla, Ríos (Gutiérrez, 77); Sergio Álvarez, Matheus (Unai Vencedor, 77), Aketxe, Soriano (Konrad, d. 82), Stoichkov; Baptist (Rahmani, d. 82).
GOALS: 0-1 (m. 6), Bautista; 1-1 (m. 45), Puado; 2-1 (m. 56), Puado, penalty; 2-2 (m. 98), Puado, own goal.