Las Palmas, which won against Vallecas (0-2) with goals from Alberto Moleiro in the first half and Javi Muñoz in the second, is moving closer to Europe, leaving Rayo and its coach Francisco Rodríguez in a very delicate situation. They have been celebrating victory on home soil since September 15, 2023, more than four months ago.
After the failure of the Cup qualification, a competition in which they had pinned great hopes, Rayo returned to Vallecas, ready to cheer their fans on against UD Las Palmas, one of the league’s growing revelations. With the board of directors of Francisco Javier García Pimienta.
The first warning of the match came from Rayo eight minutes later when French defender Florian Lejeune’s free kick was turned away by Álvaro Vallés, and Álvaro García caught a cross shot on the rebound that grazed the left goalpost. mail canary
Shortly afterwards, Álvaro Vallés rescued his team again with a play that was a wake-up call for the Canary Islands team, and the team immediately changed their bid to start playing in midfield with Javi Muñoz and Máximo Perrone moving around. rival region.
This development by Las Palmas turned into the first dangerous approach in the 21st minute when Alex Suárez shot from distance, forcing Stole Dimitrievski to dive to cancel the goal.
The same hero Dimitrievski and his teammate Lejeune, with an unfortunate play, preferred Las Palmas’ goal before the break. Lejeune decisively made way for Dimitrievski and the Macedonian goalkeeper struggled, cleared the ball poorly, left the ball in the area and Alberto Moleiro headed it unchallenged into the goal.
The goal was a splash of cold water for Rayo, who had their usual doubts and started thinking about the break to refresh their minds against an opponent who had done them so much damage with the mobility of Munir and Sandro Ramírez. .
In the second half, Rayo improved their attacking performance, encouraged by their fans who did not stop singing throughout the match, but their attacks became predictable most of the time, with only a few quick moves from Isi and Álvaro linked up with Oscar Trejo and Sergio. Camello got the audience out of their seats.
Meanwhile, Las Palmas continued to do their best and managed to extend their lead in the 62nd minute with a shot from Javi Muñoz, which was cleared with a good extension from Dimitrievski, who supported his team at times.
Until the end of the match, the Madrid team, under pressure due to their urgent needs, carried the weight of the match without the Canaries team having to go to extremes to stop them. Therefore, Rayo coach Francisco Rodríguez decided to bring Radamel Falcao on the field in the 75th minute in order to provide more mobility in attack.
Las Palmas finished the match with eight minutes remaining in the ninety-nine minute with a cross from Javi Muñoz, who extended Sergi Cardona’s right leg and crossed in front of Dimitrievski.
This goal caused many fans, angry with their team’s play, to head towards the exit gate of the Vallecas stadium; Since Rayo did not celebrate a victory in the League, Las Palmas emerged victorious, as other teams had won before. He has been at home for more than four months.