Kluivert took a teeming Valencia from relegation and pacified Rayo

A bit punitive Justin Kluivert With ten minutes remaining, he rewarded Valencia’s long goalless siege against Rayo Vallecano after the visitors went ahead shortly after kick-off. The Dutchman, after a few weeks of nightmares, removed his team from the relegation positions with the point that both teams shared and kept the people from Madrid out of Europe.

Rayo started playing toque and was ready to take the initiative and soon Iraola’s men had their prize. The lack of local defensive pressure allowed Fran García to open the band well, Álvaro García to put in a good cross and Santi Comesaña to open the scoring due to the poor placement of the central defenders. Only ten minutes passed.

Valencia and Mestalla reacted with maturity. Nico, Hugo Guillamón and Almeida They took control and the first chances came. The best was a shot from Kluivert that hit the post after a good center from Gayà. Another cross from his captain left Lino alone but his header went wide. Rayo went out on the counter several times and although Isi’s shots went wide, the nerves they created gave an idea of ​​what could happen in the second half. Discounting the first, a Rayo player accidentally fell on Nico inside the area and knocked him down. It is not a penalty but it is an injury to the player on loan from Barça.

Pushed on by the upright Kluivert, Valencia intensified their siege as soon as they returned from the locker room. One of his runs ended on the eleventh with a dangerous cross from Gayà, which went beyond Dimitrievski’s goals. But nerves began to set in as the Madrid team continued to bow.

with Gaya released, the arrival of Valencia followed each other but there were no good chances due to the lack of definition. With Isi contained behind, Rayo defended himself with order. Local unrest grew but the push from the Mestalla continued. Yes, there was a good shot, again from Kluivert, but a helpful Dimitrievski produced a golden glove. Figueroa Vázquez’s first penalty was disallowed for no movement on Diakhaby but VAR also warned him about a handball from Baillou, which this time went to the penalty area. With Mestalla’s pulse rising and Baraja unwilling to look, Kluivert was calm enough to identify plenty of class. Valencia took a breather and put their foot up, Iraola calmed his team down by strengthening the team through changes and the clash ended in a tie that the locals did not celebrate but that removed them from relegation and extended the visitors’ winning streak.