HE raywith goals scored Raúl de Tomás and Sergio Camelloboth a pass from Álvaro García, added a victory HE raises you in the rankings reinforces the European dream at the expense of valladolidchaining their third consecutive defeat and only one point above relegation.
Injured after their victory against Elche on the last day, the Madrid team took the field to compensate their fans and wanted to own the ball from the very beginning. The first stimulus, however, was Valladolid, with a free kick from Monchu three minutes later, which Stole Dimitrievski cleared well with his fists.
Rayo had no trouble using his usual vertical play and with Argentine Oscar Trejo in control, he soon dominated the game and possession. In one of these patiently prepared long games, Álvaro García entered the field, picked up a ball on the turn, and Jordi Masip crossed his left post into a corner.
Just one minute later, at the 20th minute, Ghanaian defender Abdul Moomin joined the attack and lifted the crowd from their seats after controlling a high ball, finishing an overhead kick to the crossbar.
Immediately after Valladolid suffered a setback with Luis Pérez’s injury.He was replaced by Iván Fresneda, forcing Paulo Pezzolano to make his first substitution in the middle of the first half, when his team played at the mercy of Rayo despite not being overly painful on defense.
After the break, two minutes after the restart, everything changed when Álvaro García placed a measured pivot on Raúl de Tomás’ head from the left. leave it alone. The Madrid forward made a stylish celebration as it was his first goal of the season. in his fourteenth game on the course and for finishing the 469-minute drought.
The joy did not last long for Rayo, as Mumin’s mistake in clearing the ball allowed Canadian Cyle Larin to find a ball that he finished at close range at the edge of the small field and Dimitrievski cleared it with a good save.
After this move, the game fell into a kind of lethargy, which lasted almost thirty minutes and was once again broken by Álvaro García, who took advantage of a mistake made by bored Monchu to catch the ball at the three-quarter line and start the race. towards the end and put one center back so that Sergio Camello will finish the goal in the small area.
Three minutes later, when victory is savored from the standsValladolid closed the gap. He did so after Iván Sánchez’s corner kick from the left and Sergio León finished with a head bent diagonally into the far post.
This goal unsettled Rayo’s fans, but not Iraola’s team, who knew how to calmly manage the last minutes to avoid shocks and get a win that allowed them to see the sixth place with six points and the seventh place that could be valid for Europe. Real Madrid beat Osasuna by just one margin in the King’s Cup final. Valladolid is just one point above relegation after chaining their third consecutive defeat.