A lowly Spaniard gets a good point against Zaragoza

Espanyol added a fine point this Friday against Zaragoza in a match marked for the expulsion of Calero in the 56th minute, the key play, a direct red card that forces the team Ramis to play in inferiority for a long half hour.

The rivalry was very even and the point, while good, represents a step back for the Spanish who could lose steam at the top by the end of the day, where they could have slept second with a win. Edu Expósito advanced to the parakeets in the 54th minute and two minutes later Calero, in a big mistake, He left his team at ’10’ due to an accident at the wrong time. And he saw the direct red, perhaps cruel. Zaragoza took advantage of this to tie Boots by Manu Vallejo and the 1-1 did not move, defended everything and emptied a Spaniard with less, did not lose face in the attack. In the end the tie was fair and the parish went home happy.

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Ramis moved three pieces compared to the match a week ago against Oviedo, which is new Óscar Gil, Aguado and Jofre.

The Spaniard came out more aggressive and focused than in their last league match, taking the initiative but not causing much danger. Some hospitals have some poisons Jofre and Puado until Zaragoza came along and began to reach the goal of perica. The first shot with some judgment is Tony Moya in the 18th minute, caressing the post. But the Spanish, despite dominating, a sterile control of course, did not have a first half clear chance until the 31st minute with a shot from Edu Exposito that goes over the crossbar.

Little else to highlight. Furthermore, there was no shot between the three sticks of the two teams after the first 45 minutes, a clear fact that showed the thickness of both. The game has been stuck, with many errors with two teams not making more than three passes, not even remotely. The Spaniard, very fast and dense, lost the ball very quickly against a Zaragoza who controlled well, played it, but it did not worry Pacheco either.

Ramis referred to the preview as “mature the games and not speed up”, just the opposite of what his team did in the first 45 minutes which was forgettable, thick and with a long attack that had no standards. before the break, Gizzard A dangerous center shot was taken which miraculously missed the target. A no-nonsense street runner seen in the first episode.

Upon restart, Ramis made a hat trick of changes, bringing Omar, Pere Milla and Pol Lozano, a declaration of intentions, a step forward seeking to have more of the ball and a bigger bite. They started strongly against a Zaragoza team who continued to defend themselves well. And soon he received a reward for his improvement.

In the 54th minute a nice drive through Puado surrendered to Brian Oliván and he took a certain center that End of Edu Expósito with a good header to make it 1-0. The stadium exploded and the second was about to collapse on the next play Pere Milla He missed a good chance, but his shot went up.

And from euphoria to slap. When the Spanish were playing at their best Calero puts him first, ‘run over’ at a Zaragoza player and knocked him down. The referee didn’t think twice and showed him a straight red card. This was proven again after the VAR and the parakeet central defender who first went to the shower, leaving the Spanish with ‘ten’ for a long half hour, a whole world to hold the smallest advantage. brutal blows and Ramis new moves to increase his team was outnumbered.

Julio Velazquez, Zaragoza coach, moved his chips, unleashing gunpowder in pursuit of a tie. And it was a good bet because one of his changes for the Aragonese was wet. So at 73′ Manu Vallejo, very comfortable in the middle of the area, he scored an unwelcome shot to lose Pacheco and turn the tables on the scoreboard: 1-1.

Another slap and Espanyol were forced to defend themselves at all costs, earning a point in a suffocating contest. He hugged Zaragoza nicely but the parakeet team defended itself with order and even had the courage to look for the winning goal.

in 84′ Pacheco, with a miraculous handsaved his team from conceding a second goal after a well-bitten shot from Toni Moya. In the final stage, the Spaniard, very plugged in despite being at a disadvantage, He did not lower his arms and competed head onpressing even on the attack, looking for victory that would be heroic.

Zaragoza went with everyone but the Catalan team defended itself with order, very concentrated, in the long injury time and did not lose face in the attack, but the 1-1 did not move.