Both sets showed they have room for improvement.
The Basque team knew how to defend their income without too much trouble
Alavés got off to a good start in what will be a new journey away from the elite of Spanish football by beating Leganés at home (1-2) in a clash where both proved to still have much to improve.
DATA SHEET
Smartbank League
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Leganes
Jimenez; Mirammón;Nyom;Omeruo;Kravets;Shibasaki;Pardo;Cissé(Vico 80′);García(Garrido 86′);Muñoz(Qasmi 69′);Arnaiz
Alaves
Sivera;Arroyo;Abqar;Sedlar;López;Sevilla(Moya 69′);Benavidez;Guridi(Duarte 87′); Alkain(Abde 64′); Of the Source(Sylla 69′); Rioja(Balboa 87′);
goals
0-1 M. 20 M. From The Source. 1-1 M 68 N. Garcia. 1-2 M. 75 Sylla.
Referee
García Verdura (Catalan). TA: Miramon, Abqar, Alkain, Pardo, Nyom, Sedlar.
Incidents
Butarque Stadium. 7,000 spectators.
As usually happens in almost all the matches that act as the starting point in a new campaign, the heat of the summer period and the need to polish automatisms became conditioning factors that were difficult to overcome. In the first part, what was expected was seen, thickness in both sets and little continuity. Despite this, there were approximations. The first was the local team, who brought homework done and showed up when he returned from vacation with a rehearsed action after a foul that he finished off alone and wide Nyom.
Protagonist, involuntary, would also be the defender shortly after in his own area by deflecting a cross from the left by Javi López and leaving the ball dead for Miguel to finish it off in the mouth of the goal. The battering ram thus executed his former team and began a course with fine-tuned aim that he hopes will be his confirmation.
From there, until the break, little more. Arnáiz blurred the defense in an individual action before putting the ball at the feet of Pardo, who shot wide. And Arroyo found the crossbar in a lateral delivery that had other intentions. The break came and after it the much more willing Leganenses appeared. ANDIt was the only thing the fans needed to take a step forward and Butarque began to be what it should look like so that many points stay at home during the season.
From that good harmony was born a mastery of the game that was accompanied by approaches, recurrent but not very dangerous until Naim moved from the right side to the middle and executed a shot deflected by Salva Sevilla to equalize. In this way, a hopeful horizon was presented for the host. The illusion was short-lived as a loss in the midfield of Cissé was the origin of a good counter that they put together between Guridi, Rebbach and Sylla in the role of finisher.
Already ahead, the Basque side knew how to defend its income without too much trouble until Omeruo saw the goal on the last play of the game after a set piece play. To his misfortune and to the relief of the Vitorians, the goal was annulled for offside.