Real Valladolid opened the season in the Second Division on Friday with a victory thanks to two goals from Cedric and Monchu against a Sporting team that paid dearly for its defensive failures and ineffectiveness in attack.
The Blanquivioleta team jumped onto the pitch with great intensity and with strong intentions to control the game from the start. And he achieved it. In fact, two minutes in, Escudero’s shot, for the second time, after a foul, went off the post.
But the Asturian team showed their eagerness to fight and, when they got the ball, they looked for the opposite side. And Djuka gave the first threat, with a goal that was nullified, after reviewing the images, which helped his shooting hand.
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It was an incentive for the Valladolid team, which continued to look for depth and space with more zeal, through Monchu, Moro and Iván Sánchez, who were very active at the offensive level.
Exactly, in a right wing play by Iván Sánchez, the local locker was inaugurated, with a pass that Cedric was able to finish, ahead of the opposing defense and surprised Yáñez.
Despite this greater control by Real Valladolid, Sporting created danger on their arrival and showed their power from set pieces, through Gaspar or Insúa, although Masip was helpful and prevented a possible tie.
Paulo Pezzolano’s team managed to increase the advantage in extra time before the break, but Escudero was unable to finish Moro’s excellent play from the right wing, so the end of the first half was reached 1 – 0.
After resuming, that local domain is maintained, with the same protagonists. And they all intervened in the second goal of the blanquivioleta: Moro, ensuring control, Iván Sánchez, who facilitated a good cross, and Monchu, finishing the game that he himself started at will, with a header.
The changes lead to a change in game control. Without Iván Sánchez or Moro at Real Valladolid, and with the arrival of Hassan and the work of Juan Otero on the wings, at Sporting, the danger in the local area has increased.
But despite that verticality, the Asturians did not find what they wanted to finish. And, despite their attempts to find a comeback, at that point in the match, which was heroic, they could not open their scoring.
Data sheet:
2 – Real Valladolid: Masip; Luis Pérez, Víctor Bofino, Boyomo (Kennedy, m.46), Escudero; Monchu, De la Hoz; Moro (Lucas Rosa, m.68), Iván Sánchez (Amallah, m.68), Tunde (Quintana, m.46); Cedric (Sergio Leon, m.82).
0 – Sporting de Gijón: Yáñez; Coto, Rober Pier, Insúa, Pablo García (Lozano, m.87); Rivera (Hassan, m.60), Nacho Martín; Juan Otero, Nacho Mendez, Gaspar (Cote, m.76); Djuka (Esteban, m.76).
Goals: 1-0, m.20: Cedric. 2-0, m.53: Monchu.
Referee: González Esteban (Basque Committee). He showed yellow cards to De la Hoz (m.15), Tunde (m.27), Boyomo (m.35), Quintana (m.69), Cedric (m.80), from Real Valladolid, and to Insúa (m. 1), Rivera (m.12), Coto (m.45+), Pablo García (m.65), Cote (m.85) from Sporting de Gijón.
Incidents: The match corresponding to the first day of LaLiga Hypermotion, played at the José Zorrilla stadium in front of 16,912 spectators.
Source: La Verdad
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