Mirandés secured a crucial victory at the Ciutat de València this Monday by beating Levante 1-2, leaving it shrouded in a sea of doubts and three points from direct promotion after a game decided with two goals, one by team , almost in a row with ten minutes to go.
Levante finished the game with 20 shots, equalizing in the 79th minute after missing a penalty at 0-1, but a goal from Javi Llabrés less than two minutes later gave a Mirandés three points with 45 strokes permanence. in LaLiga SmartBank.
Forced to win after Eibar, Las Palmas and Deportivo Alavés stumbled, Levante were the first to get a scare in the clash. Goalkeeper Joan Femenías committed himself in his own area, his clearance was blocked by Raúl García and the rebound almost went into the back of the goal before the first five minutes.
Levante woke up fifteen minutes later with a run from Musonda down the left, but after beating two rivals for pace, his shot collided with an opposing defender. The second chance also came from the left. It was more clear, with a good shot from Son cleared by Herrero.
Led by Campaña and Pepelu, Levante tried unsuccessfully to overcome Mirandés’ defensive framework, more comfortable with a game without rhythm and many distractions. He was so comfortable that with his first shot on goal, Raúl García finished an individual move with a beautiful right hand against the passivity of the local defense.
The rest was beneficial for Levante, who with a long shot from Pepelu looked for an equalizer late in the first half. Calleja made three changes with one walk and Soldado, Cantero and Wesley started the second half in search of a comeback. The round bet almost came out because Soldado, at 47, held the 1-1.
The script was sung and in Levante reversed, Mirandés was left to counterattack. And in one of them Roberto López finished from the front, but Joan Femenías deflected a corner kick. Levante, however, had a penalty to equalize after a clear hand from Prados, but Brazilian Wesley kicked the maximum penalty off the crossbar (m.64).
Wesley’s missed penalty, which he wanted to take when Campaña was the team’s specialist and was still on the field, infuriated Levante. But the Brazilian made amends in part for his error and leveled the game with ten minutes to go by settling the chaos inside the area.
The euphoria of the goal played on Levante, which confused the defense and Javi Llabrés put Mirandés ahead again (1-2, m.81) a minute and a half later. De Frutos had as many as two chances to equalise, but Mirandés took the game, half-time and causing the local fans to dismiss their team with whistles after a second defeat in the past month and a half.
Data sheet:
1 – Levante UD: Femenías, Pubill (Rober Ibáñez, m.78), Rober, Álex Muñoz, Anak, Pepelu, Campaña (Iborra, m.68), Joni (Soldier, m.46), De Frutos, Musonda (Cantero , m.46), and Bouldini (Wesley, m.46).
2 – CD Mirandés: Herrero, Juanlu, Prados (Raúl Navas, m.70), Alex Martín, Barbu, Salinas, Álvaro Sanz (Moreno, m.85), Oriol Rey, Pinchi (Javi Llabrés, m.59), Roberto López (Jofre, m.70) and Raúl García (Michelis, m.85).
Goals: 0-1, m.39: Raúl García. 1-1, m.79: Wesley. 1-2, m.81: Javi Llabrés.
Referee: López Toca (Cantabrian College). He advised local Rober Ibáñez and visitors Juanlu, Raúl García and Pinchi.
Incidents: match corresponding to the thirty-sixth day of the SmartBank League in Ciutat de València before 13,435 spectators. In the first half, the match was stopped for a few seconds so that the Red Cross could attend to a fan in the stands.
Source: La Verdad
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