Valencia’s goal Sergi Canos in 60 minutes, Won against Rayo in Vallecas Although it remains far from the European rankings, it is experiencing an increase in the classification, while the Madrid team is in a depressed state at the end of the season. They went their eighth consecutive day without a win. and the fourth game in a row is goalless.
Rayo and Valencia met in Vallecas to end the year with a game with a clear aim, to add three points and stop the weak result dynamic they have been dragged into for weeks should the locals pull away. In case of relegation and visitors Don’t miss the European train.
The winner of the duel was Valencia; Valencia relied on the genius of Sergi Canós to overcome a Rayo team that was going from bad to worse, especially tactically.
Rayo coach Francisco Rodríguez’s bet that he would bring together his two reference centers Sergio Camello and Raúl de Tomás for the first time worked partly because he played for most of the first half. dominates the attacking plan and creates difficulties for the Valencia defensealthough not enough to allow him to open the scoreboard.
Valencia team coach Rubén Baraja He looked for fresh air in his attack and used Hugo Duro as well as Sergi Canós as a reference in the attack.but in the first part they both seemed disengaged and not very participatory.
Rayo had the two clearest chances of the first half. The first got off to a good start in the eleventh minute with Georgian Giorgi Mamardashvili scoring a one-on-one with Isi Palazón, and the second in the twenty-three with centre-back Florian Lejeune firing a shot from the front near the left post. Valencia’s goal..
The intensity of the game decreased in the second half and this slow tempo was in favor of Valencia, who looked more comfortable on the field. More touches on the ball with players like Hugo Guillamón, Pepelu or Diego LópezRayo shifted its players from one side to the other a lot.
The game changed in the 60th minute when Sergi Canós took the attack from the right wing and entered the penalty area. He fired a cross that slid over Stole DimitrievskiHis yawn wasn’t enough to touch him.
The goal shocked Rayo, especially in the minds of their players Overcome the doubts of previous gamesThe attack is blocked and there are no resources at the attack level.
Valencia took advantage of this situation and took the three points, but they had to face great pain in the last minutes, especially after falling one point short. Thierry Correia’s deportation and the entire Rayo rolled over, including Dimitrievski, who rose to finish the final corner.