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The defender wanted to give a pass to Sivera, but the goalkeeper was not in the position he had imagined…
On Thursday, Celta celebrated the first goal of the season in Balaídos. Rafa Benítez’s team were struggling, but they enlisted the help of the rival side to celebrate a goal on their own field for the first time. In fact, it had to be with an unusual own goal from Deportivo Alavés defender Rafa Marín.
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About 35 minutes into the first half, and while the scoreboard had still not moved, the defender of the Vitoria team, a youth player of Real Madrid, wanted to give a pass to goalkeeper Sivera, but the goalkeeper was not on the place where he stood. and he ultimately paid for it with an incredible own goal.
The defender was visibly upset by what had happened, while Celta players like Iago Aspas came to cheer him on with a very nice gesture of Fair Play.
Celta and Alavés, to move away from the lower zone
Rafa Benítez’s Celta wants to recover from the blow it suffered last weekend in Montjuic, where it canceled the 0-2 lead against FC Barcelona in nine minutes.
The Vitoria team, in turn, must also start adding to avoid complications with relegation, with the babazorros having fallen 0-2 to Athletic Club de Bilbao in their most recent league match.
Source: Goal
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