Joselu gives Espanyol first home win and pain to Valladolid

A win represents a budgies oxygen balloonafter an extremely gray start to the season with urgency and bringing the visiting team closer to the relegation positions with eight points on the points table.

First Valladolid warnings were long shots, without causing major threats to Lecomte, who repeated it for the second time in a row under the sticks. The first big fear came from the home team, who asked Feddal for a hand on the pitch in the 18th minute, a situation where Mateu Lahoz disagreed.

As the conflict progressed, the Catalans’ gear was fine-tuned: Joselu and Puado persistently sought the first at the summit together. Darder was also inspired. Those from Pacheta had lost the freshness and control of the first game and had barely entered the local team’s court.

In any case, Valladolid made a devastating counterattack in the 40th minute. Sergio León, after running alone and offended by Calero at the cue, hit the ball that Lecomte threw for a corner kick. In the last minutes of the first half, Espanyol took a hard step towards his opponent, but without success.

After the break, Pacheta quickly moved the bench to level up the team’s gunpowder. Diego Martínez waited until 71 to make the first changes. The balance was not disturbed. Espanyol didn’t give big cracks, their goalkeepers answered confidently and Valladolid didn’t worry him either.

both teams minimized risks in a measured and slow duel. Fears in the regions were small, but Joselu’s hunger prevailed. In the 79th minute, the striker, who already had a very clear chance in the previous move, signed his seventh goal on the course When Brian makes a cross from Oliván.

On the next move, where Valladolid was “stunned”, Puado took advantage of a defensive error to get over Masip, but the ball hit the post. Espanyol learned from other matches, Maintained tension until the final whistle and he didn’t miss all three points.