The victory of the Barça team, defeating Espanyol 3-2 in the first half, will go down in Elda’s historical records. Chapela left the locals behind, who saw how the Catalans turned the score around. Finally, before the break Chapela again and Sergio Ortuño completed the comeback to reach three points and end relegation.
The great atmosphere created at Nuevo Pepico Amat, with many displaced parrots and Eldense fans responding with 5,735 spectators, was the best entrance in the history of the fiefdom, which opened in 2012.
As they say, don’t touch what works and that’s how local coach Fernando Estévez approached the game; He approached with almost the same eleven as in the win against Amorebieta in Lezama, only replacing Soberón with Juanto.
David against Goliath, Eldense against Espanyol but on the green field the Barça team looked like Goliath as they made a good start. Marc Mateu gave a warning in the first stage with a timid shot from outside the penalty area. Eight minutes later, as a result of a foul on Bernal, delirium began in the Eldense asylum with a score of 1-0.
After a few rebounds on the edge of the area, the ball found its way to Íñigo Piña, whose filtered pass helped Iván Chapela perfectly beat Pacheco to score the first goal.. The local team insisted on trying to increase the wound for a few more minutes by putting pressure on the black-white and blue-white team for the match.
budgie reaction
However, after good pressure from Elda’s team, Espanyol started to approach the goal defended by Aceves. In the 16th minute of the match, the match was stopped with a whistle blown from the South Side of the stadium, and the police intervention in the visiting area continued due to the argument with the fans coming from Barcelona. In this atmosphere of confusion, the draw for the lovebirds came after an initial header followed by a throw-in that ended with Íñigo Piña inadvertently putting the ball into his own goal..
With the score at 1-1, Espanyol took possession of the ball and got more forward, but there were mistakes in the final third of the pitch. Pere Milla had the opportunity to change the score after half an hour with an attack from the right wing, but to no avail.
The equalizing goal completely leveled the game with so much muscle and intensity in every split move and almost no chance. This harshness was transferred to the field, where controversy broke out in an isolated game after Sergio Ortuño made a handball in the area which, after review by VAR, was ruled a penalty.
Braithwaite did not forgive from eleven yards He completely fooled Aceves and made the score 1-2. The Catalan team turned the game around with almost no dangerous positions and with full efficiency.
Barça’s reaction
The referee added 13 minutes and in the first leg Dumic equalized at two after finishing alone from a corner taken by Marc Mateu. Just when it looked like little else was going to happen, the match was stopped for about five minutes by a fan suffering from heatstroke.
Eldense did not give up and did his best to equalize before the break and he did. Clemente, whose corner was taken by Marc Mateu, assisted the header and allowed Iván Chapela to score again.. The Cadiz player’s goal, which brought the score to 2-2 in the first half where everything happened, ended with Blaugrana fans blowing their whistle at the referee.
After the restart the scenario remained the same, very lively in terms of play with both teams trying to tip the balance of the result. Eldense believed in this more than Espanyol, and as the 55th minute continued, the third shot came again from Elda’s set ball. Once again, the corner taken by Marc Mateu was extended by Iván Chapela and Sergio Ortuño had to push. second bar.
3-2 and delirium in the Barça madhouse saw how his team surpassed all of Espanyol by being superior. From there, Estévez’s students knew how to slow down the tempo of the game and knock out the Catalan team.unable to find the key to dealing damage and repeatedly crashing into a rocky defense.
Estévez made his first change in the 73rd minute, introducing Mo Dauda in place of Iván Chapela, who was applauded by the crowd after his double. The Ghanaian player got his chance in the 77th minute with a shot that failed to find the target after another set piece. While the away team suffered with every stopped action, the entire team defended and avoided conceding more goals.
While Blaugrana was in control of the match in the last phase, Pepico Amat cheered the team magnificently until the end. After 4 additional minutes, the referee blew the final whistle. In this case, Espanyol failed to equalize in extra time, as in the first round, and three points remained with Elda. Second win in a row and new support on relegation, permanence getting closer.
MATCH COMMITTEE
CD Eldense (3): Aceves; Toni Abad, Dumic, Íñigo Piña, Marc Mateu; Jesús Clemente (Pedro Capó min. 90), Sergio Ortuño, Timor Silva (Cris Montes min. 90), Álex Bernal (Jorquera min. 83); Soberón (Juanto Ortuño min. 83), Iván Chapela (Mo Dauda min. 72).
RCD Espanyol (2): Pacheco; Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez, Cabrera, Brian Olivar; Salvi Sánchez (Keita Balde min. 56), Aguado (Keidi Bare min. 56), Pol Lozano, Edu Expósito (Jofre min. 9); Braithwaite, Pere Milla.
Goals: 1-0 Iván Chapela (min. 10), 1-1 Íñigo Piña PP (min. 19), 1-2 Braithwaite (min. 45), 2-2 Iván Chapela (min. 45+13), 3- 2 Sergio Ortuño (min. 55).
Referee: González Esteban (Basque Committee). He gave yellow cards to local players David Timor and Íñigo Piña. Martin Braithwaite and Brian Olvián on the visiting side.
Events: The match, which coincided with the 24th day of the Hypermotion League (Second League), was played in front of 5,735 spectators at the Nuevo Pepico Amat Stadium.