El Valencia added its first point of the season against a Villarreal that defended itself with order after the Gueye’s expulsion in 68. Again Diego Conde excelled in the yellow goal with two good actions at the end against Sergi Canós. The team of Deck gradually improves its performance and, once again, conceded a goal in added time – the work of Ayoze– from the first half, as already happened against Barcelona and Athletic.
It seemed that the Villarreal wanted to impose themselves with the ball and with the intimidating effect of Ayoze and Barry in the first few minutes in which the crowd remained, longer than usual, choruses against Peter LimValencia’s largest shareholder, and the board of directors.
Baraja decided sacrifice a finisher like Rafa Mir by the touch of Andre Almeida second point, to equalize the power of the submarine in the center of the field with Gueye, Parejo y Comesaña. This is how Valencia began to settle into the game. Afterwards, He shook the left wing with Rioja and Jesus Vazquez in tune, creating imbalances on their side. Diego Conde showed off with a great save after a play by the Sevilla winger that was finished off by Almeida. The play was invalidated for offside, but the warning had already been given.
And the goal came, but from a dead ball action, after a three-minute review by the VAR. Ashes He took a corner and the ball fell to him Hugo Duro, at the far corner of the six-yard box, who finished off the ball with a cross. The wait and the adrenaline drove the home team wild, and they enjoyed their best minutes. But Barajas’ team He suffered the disconnection again in the 45th minute -which has already cost him three goals and a penalty- and received the equaliser from Ayoze, from the semicircle, in the 48th minute of the first half.
Marcelino understood that he needed more outside play and He removed Parejo for Ilias. And the match then entered a phase of exchange of blows. Hugo Duro headed a great service from Diego Lopez and Mamardashvili prevented Barry’s goal after a great move by CardonaMosquera blocked Pino’s subsequent header.
Valencia was close to breaking the game open just after Gueye was sent off for a second yellow card. Rioja hit the post and Diego Conde got in the way of a long-range shot from PepeluAt the end of the match, the Madrid goalkeeper made two more good interventions against Canós.