Espanyol draws against Valencia at the last minute

Blue and Whites got their first win of the season at home. After returning from Paulista’s first goal In the 53rd minute, Joselu reacted quickly, returning with Darder in the 55th minute and Darder back in the 85th minute. However, his two goals in the final stages of the match – Marcos André and Braithwaite – changed everything.

The hosts came out with great pressure that displaced Valencia in the first minutes. Diego Martínez has been open about not wanting to let his opponent play. However, Gattuso’s men eventually found formulas to circumvent the intense blue and white approach.

In the first ten minutes, Valencia sent out two serious warnings and seemed to be spearheading mutual blows, at least in danger. The first was a shot that Cavani couldn’t pinpoint. The second was a tighter one-on-one match by Samuel Lino, who was eventually saved in two halves by the local keeper.

Braithwaite responded with another shot, Rescued by Mamardashvili, At the 16th minute, both teams’ revs dropped as the heart rate picked up. In this scenario, Valencia dominated with more approaches. The natives were uninspired on offense and the ball’s movements were rough.

The second part started with discussions. Espanyol players have requested a possible hand from Correia in the region, but VAR did not specify this. In any case, it eventually became Valencia. He surprised the lovebirds in the 53rd minute on set piece play.

Paulista finished the game with a header after a corner kick, place 0-1 on the base of the right post with precision and on the scoreboard. The blue and white response was strong. in the next game, Joselu took the ball without marking near the top of the area and delivered a cross whip that slammed into a pole and went in.

The earthquake that struck the RCDE Stadium in just two minutes shook the conflict and Espanyol suffered. greater agility and self-confidence in movement and attack. This was another duel, and both technicians had their own outfits updated to avoid surprises at the decisive stage.

In the 81st minute, Guillamón tested the reflexes of Álvaro Fernández, who yawned with his right glove and cleared the ball. The host got a response and finished in a big way. Darder, who came from the front of the penalty area in the 85th minute, brought the situation to 2-1. and released the budgie’s enthusiasm.

Gattuso logged in Hugo Duro to try to get back, but the script was complicated with a direct red to Marcos André. When no more surprises seemed to come, Braithwaite was ejected and Álvaro Fernández, failing to get the first shot from Nico, responded in time and cleared the ball over the line.

There was more to come. The local keeper was scrutinized again in the 96th minute, but his chances were less. Cömert’s shot drew a great parabola The goalkeeper thought he was out and didn’t intervene, so he took a 2-2 lead on the scoreboard.