Rayo Vallecano faced UD Las Palmas last weekend in the last minute of the game. In this way, the yellow streak of four consecutive draws ended with a 0-1 victory in Gran Canaria, thanks to a penalty converted by the Portuguese Tiago Bebe. during the extension and another stopped by Macedonian Stole Dimitrievski before the break, to end Las Palmas’ undefeated status at home. Las Palmas travel to the Peninsula this weekend to face bottom-placed Almería, who on Sunday held a two-goal lead at Girona until a late 5-2 comeback.
UD Las Palmas coach Xavi García Pimienta assessed the collapse after accepting the first defeat at home this season: “It is a game to win, it was a shame not to take the lead with the missed penalty. In the second half we controlled it more, without chances but also not suffering, and we made the last mistake of the penalty to win by going for the goal,” he summarized.
Defense of the Catalan coach Munir El Haddadi, a footballer who recommended UD Las Palmas because he knew him from his time in FC Barcelona’s youth team. “The penalty will be taken by the player who is most convinced at that moment, He asked for it, and failed to throw it away. “I have maximum confidence in Munir, he is a top-level player,” he added about the Moroccan forward, whistled by a section of the public when he was substituted in the 74th minute.
The first part had many rhythmsopportunities and everything under a script without surprises, with the weapons provided for both teams: possession of the local ball and quick and vertical exit from the Madrid team.
Rayo went through some difficulties with some short corner kicks from the yellow team, and after overcoming them, they showed themselves for the first time with there are many dangers in the Canary Islands with a great right-hander from Pathé Ciss, from about 26 meters, which fell on the right post of Álvaro Valles, and then Coco cleared the danger by sending it into a corner; After that corner kick, De Tomás hit a volley that was very close to the post.
The Rayo players asked for a straight red card for Saúl Coco in the 20th minute for a foul with too much force on Kike Pérez – the centre-back saw the yellow card – and then they again asked for the dismissal to him for another fall by the same player which may have caused a second warning. at rest, Garcia Pimientawith good judgment, replaced the Guinean international.
The Madrid team seemed to be in control of the game, with another chance for De Tomás after a center from Espino, when youSergi Cardona’s shot hit the left hand of Aridane Hernández inside the area and the referee awarded a penalty. Rayistas unsuccessfully claimed a dangerous past play by Javi Muñoz.
In the absence of Jonathan Viera due to a technical decision, the maximum penalty was carried out Munir El Haddadi in the 34th minute, but the Moroccan is still not debuting in yellow; Dimitrievski guessed his low shot and deflected the ball just enough for it to hit the post.
The Macedonian goalkeeper was safe again two minutes later with a hard low shot from Pejiño. After the break, and with De Frutos on the pitch, Rayo continued to threaten the goal and closed it out in the 56th minute with a corner kick headed by Lejeune and denied by Valles, with Raúl de Tomás following up with a shot. outside the goal. .
The change in two teams, which is very important in today’s difficult football, tried to change the outcome of the clash. Moleiro made his First Division debut with Las Palmas and had an electric appearance in the game, but it was short-lived.
On the other side, Baby took advantage of his few minutes to decide the match by converting a clear penalty for an imprudence by Álex Suárez by overwhelming the Argentine Óscar Trejo inside the area, another of the players joined, and was determined in his entry into the game to stop the local momentum.
Francisco’s team finished the against ten players for the final dismissal of Óscar Valentín after receiving a second yellow cardbut he knew how to endure the final minutes of extra time against an opponent who could not recover from the blow.
This is a match on the tenth day of LaLiga EA Sports 2023-2024 played this Sunday at the Gran Canaria Stadium in front of 24,548 spectators. Before starting the meeting, a minute’s silence was observed for the recent death of Isidoro Hernandez Sanchezplayer for UD Las Palmas between 1962 and 1965.
Source: La Verdad
I am Shawn Partain, a journalist and content creator working for the Today Times Live. I specialize in sports journalism, writing articles that cover major sporting events and news stories. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for detail, I strive to be accurate and insightful in my work.
