Summary and goals of Alavés

The granota beat Alavés 0-2 with goals from Bouldini and Son

Javi López and Jason Remeseiro tried it in the final stretch for the babazorros

Levante continued its climb with a new victory in Mendizorroza against Deportivo Alavés 0-2, with two goals from Mohamed Buldini and Son in the first half that caused the Albiazul’s first defeat at home on matchday 20 of LaLiga SmartBank.

The granotas added their twelfth game without losing and climbed to fourth position with 35 points, one more than Glorioso, who accumulated their third consecutive defeat, which made them fall to fifth place.

It was a match with Levantine dominance, which had more punch and endured an Alavés who barely threw between the three sticksdespite his intentions, especially in the second half.

The duel started with great intensity from the first moments. Alavés combined with speed and disturbed the granotas although without shooting on goal. Miguel De la Fuente was the first to warn in the game, while the Levantines claimed a penalty in their first serious approach. Then it was Pepelu who forced Antonio Sivera to stretch to avoid the first of the night.

All the balls from Javi Calleja’s men passed through José Campaña, one of the most watched by the albiazules, who raised their pressure whenever they could.

But the Valencians found the goal after hanging two consecutive balls on both flanks. Mohamed Bouldini headed in a measured pass from Pepelu, one of the most active players in the first phase of the match.

The Basques did not renounce their party plan. Miguel De la Fuente spread intensity to his teammates and the duel took over disputes and clashes that raised the temperature of a very cold night.

The occasions happened again and again. The babazorro striker and the visiting goalkeeper saw each other several times in the area with the balls hanging from the Vitoria wings, but the locals could not find a tie that they sought hard after the 0-1 draw.

Alavés settled better on the pitch despite the score and approached the rival goal. Colombian Anderson Arroyo had the equalizer in his boots, but his shot on 40 minutes went too wide after picking up a pass to the far post from Miguel de la Fuente.

When the team from Alava was at its best, the second from Levante arrived. Son took advantage of a rebound at the far post and adjusted his shot after a good cut on the stroke of halftime.

Levante played with the result in the second half. I wait for Alavés and they did not get into trouble in their actions, while the babazorros were more affected by the impotence of not being able to generate chances that would change the script of the clash.

Luis García Plaza looked for the reaction of his team with four changes in the first quarter of an hour of a comfortable second act for the Granotas due to the result.

The clash could be sentenced in the 69th minute, but the referee Milla Alvendiz annulled the penalty awarded in the first instance after consulting on the VAR monitor a possible handball from Salva Sevilla in the area, with Alavés remaining with options.

Vicente Iborra threw gallons to try to sleep the game and the Basques could not find a way to get their hands on a team in good dynamics with enough pause to not lose control of the game.

The locals stretched with the arrival of the final stretch, but the granota withdrawal closed the only gaps that his rear could have.

Javi López, the most active in the second half, and Jason Remeseiro triedbut the albiazules failed to break down the wall that Levante built after the 0-2 draw.