The I raised had to settle for a draw against Sporting (1-1) after taking the lead from a penalty and seeing how Otero leveled the contest in the second half for the rojiblancos, so those from Javi Calleja despite the prevailing and having a very clear chance of Pablo Martinez and Pepelu.
abelardo he kept the five-at-the-back scheme he tested in the Copa del Rey to compete Javi Calleja using his own system with three central defenders, and, although at first it helped him stop the Levantine team in three quarters, the game did not go as expected by the rojiblanco coach.
Levante took the second play and hit the wings, until the action of Franquesa and Álex Muñoz ended in a corner kick and a maximum penalty for an elbow from Djuka to De Frutos.
The penalty earned the Montenegrin striker a yellow card, and Joni Montiel -who also saw a yellow card for the celebration- took it. His low and powerful shot, which was adjusted to the right post of Cuéllar’s goal, was not reached by the rojiblanco goalkeeper.
After finding themselves behind on the scoreboard, the rojiblancos tried to level the game before the break, but did not create more danger than two shots from the side where Pedro Díaz and Gragera tried their luck , and didn’t even find a goal. .
Abelardo brought on Jordi Pola and Milovanovic and sent Gragera forward to return to a back four, and in the first game of the second half the rojiblancos leveled the contest.
They did it thanks to a great pass from Pedro Díaz behind the defense that Juan Otero turned in a goal after leaving Rober Pier sitting.
Levante took a step forward and grabbed the goal with a quick move where De Frutos assisted Bouldini, but he missed his advantage in the small area and his shot went wide.
Milovanovic tried to counter with another outside shot that Cárdenas parried, but from then on the siege fell for the Levante side, who went close to 1-2 with Pablo Martínez’s shot from the side hitting the crossbar.
Pepelu had the clearest chance five minutes from regulation time, but his header in the small area after a great assist from Cantero went wide, touching the left post of Cuéllar’s goal and proving the tie to El Molinon.
The tie cements a Sporting score at home against a top-flight rival after going behind on the scoreboard, while Levante, despite extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games, fell just short of finishing as category leader.
[+] Check out the summary and the goals of the match:
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Royal Sporting: Cuellar; Guille Rosas, Gragera, Bruno, Insua, Cote (Diego Sánchez, m. 77); Juan Otero, Pedro Díaz (Varane, m. 77), Nacho Martín (Jordi Pola, m. 46), Jordan Carrillo (Aitor García, m. 67); and Djurdjevic (Milovanovic, d. 46).
I raised: Cardenas; They are, Pier, Vezo, Muñoz, Franquesa (Saracchi, m. 88); De Frutos (Soldier, m. 87), Pepelu, Pablo Martínez, Joni Montiel (Álex Cantero, m. 77); and Bouldini (Wesley, d. 65)
The objectives: 0-1, M. 27: Joni Montiel (p.); 1-1, M. 47: Juan Otero.
Referee: López Toca (Cantabrian College). He advised locals Djurdjevic (25′), Insua (42′), Cote (58′) and Bruno (62′), and visitors Joni Montiel (27′), Bouldini (38′) and Pepelu (73′).
Yohappenings: The match corresponding to the 22nd day of LaLiga Smartbank was played at El Molinón-Enrique Castro Quini in front of 18,541 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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