Rayo and Las Palmas livened up Friday night in the First Division. However, they were The Gran Canarians who brought the greatest joy to Vallecas with their 1-3 victory against a team led by Íñigo Pérez that did not take advantage of its opportunities and ended up paying for it. A new direction is dissipating in Gran Canaria with the arrival of Diego Martínez to the team bench.
It was the locals who started with greater dynamism and taking the initiative. Camello, in the 3rd minute, hit the ball into the side of the net after a good individual action. However, the visitors were the ones who broke the ice. Center from the corner and imperial shot by Fábio Silva, getting ahead of his pair, and making the score 0-1.
Despite taking the lead on electronics, Las Palmas did not look calm. Diego Martínez’s pupils made too many inaccuracies in the release of the ball, although They did maintain order and hierarchy behind, which was crucial for the outcome of the meeting.
Little by little, Rayo turned towards Cillessen’s goal in search of an equalizer. They were the best minutes for Íñigo Pérez’s team on the field, although Those arrivals to the opposite area did not translate into opportunities manifest to make the tie.
The final stretch of the first half left the locals as dominators of the clash, but not of the scoreboard. Slight chances for the franjirrojos, but none of them put a Dutch goalkeeper in trouble who was almost a mere spectator in the first 45 minutes.
Rayo started well in the second 45 minutes, but The sensations were the same as in the first part. Arrivals without a clear destination and, above all, chances that were lost without a tie being possible.
Íñigo Pérez’s team was at its best, but you should never trust it. Not oneself. In a tight corner kick from Sandro at the near post, Aridane put his head in in his attempt to clear and he put the ball over his own goal. Friendly fire.
A splash of cold water for Rayo who took another blow just a few minutes later. In another counterattack after a recovery in the spinal cord, Manu Fuster arrived at the edge of the area and scored the outside goal to put the ball in an unreachable place for Batalla and the score went up to 0-3.
The match was set to be decided and desperation took over the local team, who saw how their deservedness and minutes of dominance were going to come to nothing. Quite the opposite of Las Palmas, cwow good defense and gift of opportunity They were rewarded with an almost certified victory.
Already in added time, Rayo closed the gap through Mckenna, who pushed De Frutos’ center over her own goal. Hernández Maeso declared the end of regulation time and the three points flew to Gran Canaria. A blow on the table to stay out of relegation before the break and confirm that the course set by Diego Martínez is bearing fruit.
