Betis reacted in the second half and added its first win

The Andalusian team went from little to more in the first half against the superior Sparta and came close to taking the lead after 2.5 minutes with a goal from Serbian Veljko Birmancevic, but six minutes later the young team took the lead. Asane Diao took advantage of a serious mistake by the Czech goalkeeper to equalize and after the break, Betis got a win to equalize the group with 3 points By beating Aris Limassol against their executioner Rangers on the first day.

Two teams in different situations faced each other in the group: Betis had to prove its strength at home (2 wins and 2 draws in LaLiga) and make its first European match this season after losing to Rangers (1-0). in Glasgow; and the current Czech champions, hoping to return and continue adding after beating Cypriot Aris Limassol in a duel in Prague (3-2) Betis faced German Argentinian Pezzella, who had only one centre-back due to Marc Bartra’s injury..

This deficiency forced the Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrinibringing five changes (goalkeeper Rui Silva, Aitor Ruibal, William Carvalho, Abde and Borja Iglesias) Regarding the eleven that beat Valencia 3-0 on Sunday, the midfielder delayed Marc Roca in the back axis, while Sparta also beat him. He came in as the leader of the group, using his usual 3-4-3, with Serbian Veljko Birmancevic and Slovakian Lukas Haraslín on the wings, with top scorer Jan Kuchta at the top.

The conflict began with greater initiative and better placement of the compact Czech bloc. He emerged with good ball play against a slightly sleepy and distracted Betis and it cost them dearly, with just 2 and a half minutes gone and Birmancevic put Sparta past him after sneaking in between Roca and Miranda into space down Rynes’ left. and beat Rui Silva on his way out.

Spanish painting, Isco Alarcón went down in the first half. There was no clarity, Move the ball faster to create plays and finish more. The Prague team continued to do their job and reached the area, but Czech midfielder Tomás Wiesner, alone in the area, missed a good option with poor control on another attack from the visitors.

However, Danish goalkeeper Peter Vindahl’s mistake when he moved towards the edge of the area and cleared the ball neither with his shoulder nor with his head without any obvious danger allowed him to make the score 1-1 in the 18th minute. One-year-old winger Assane Diago got in front of the goalkeeper and scored his third consecutive goal in the 9th minute with a delicate touch.

Betis, who were very disturbed by the good tactical formation and the quick touches of the Czechs, continued on their way without finding their way and disturbing Vindahl, who, unlike his team, showed signs of insecurity against a Spartan superior. Rynes, who shot from the side of the goal in the 33rd minute, without Rui Silva on goal after a new goal, and Haraslín, who shot from long distance in the 40th minute, had more depth, but could not hit the shots. defensive error.

During reboot, Pellegrini looked for alternatives and completely changed his left wing The introduction was made given the poor performance of Juan Miranda and Moroccan Ez Abde in the first half, following the suspension of Brazilian full-back Abner Vinicius and winger Ayoze Pérez.

And soon a change was noticed, because Verdiblancos pressed their opponent even higher and with greater force. Isco looked good with a free-kick in the 50th minute, but the Czech league leaders did not give up and Albanian Qazim Laçi finished from six yards out after Argentine Guido lost possession, but Pezzella had a chance at the junction to dive down and clear it.

After Sparta Prague gained more control and made good attacks in the first half, the landscape of the match changed completely in this second. Betis, now taking a sharper step forward with the contribution of two treats from the left and then the entry of Mexican Andrés Guardado on behalf of Carvalho, took a clear step forward.

This is bigger thrust and a football more vertical, To add to the wear and tear on the visitors, Pellegrini’s side had several chances after the hour mark; For example, the lofty shot from Isco, who is now much more of a hero; another from Marc Roca; and most obviously, the shot saved by Aitor Ruibal with one foot after the Czech goalkeeper played on the right wing.

These beautiful attacks by Betis, as a result of the extra walk and the aggressiveness they brought to the game, were the beginning of the Andalusian team’s second goal. iskomuch more participatory now, Beaten almost uncontested with a perfect head turn Guido Rodríguez’s cross came in for Vindahl with eleven minutes to go, giving him the peace of mind to secure a hard-fought first victory in the Europa League group stage.