Eibar and Sporting tie and show they want promotion

Eibar and Sporting de Gijón drew 1-1 on Wednesday in a match that was not brilliant, as the dominant was getting a point for each that would allow them to continue in the fight for promotion in LaLiga EA Sports.

The Sporting tie benefits more, sleeping in direct promotion positions. Eibar is temporarily moving away from the promotion zone.

The local team gave an early warning, exactly before the first minute with a long shot by Mario Soriano that was well blocked by Yáñez. But Sporting soon settled down on the field and tried to avoid these surprises from an Eibar that always likes to start games with great intensity.

There was a lot of balance in the early stages of the match, between two rivals with the same goal and who before starting the day were in promotion positions.

Sporting’s first chance came from Hassan in the 13th minute with a shot inside the area that was well saved by Luca.

Eibar went close again with intent with a backward header from Bautista going wide. And on the next play, Errenteria’s player again had a clear chance, this time with a shot from the edge of the area that went just wide of the right post,

The game was a give and take until the 21st minute, Rober Pier sent a measured cross to Campu, who, after some great individual play, cut Arbilla inside the gunner’s area and crossed the ball wide of Luca’s reach to achieve the goal. goal for Sporting.

After the goal, Eibar lived a few minutes of uncertainty, trying to recover. He tried from distance with a missed shot by Sergio Álvarez. In the 42nd minute Aketxe didn’t hesitate and connected a shot from distance where he unsuccessfully tried to surprise Yáñez.

Eibar tried, but Sporting defended with great discipline and managed to reach half-time with a slight advantage on the scoreboard.

In the second half, Sporting started strongly with the intention of taking the game. A shot by Djuka in the 50th minute prompted Zidane to intervene.

But Eibar did not give up and moments later Aketxe almost scored the tie, which Yáñez avoided with a wonderful stretch by sending the ball into the corner. Aketxe tests the goalkeeper again with another long shot.

But Sporting were not satisfied either and first Pascanu with a powerful shot that ended with a good save by Luca and then Izquierdoz, with a header, again reached the local area with danger.

In the 63rd minute the referee decided a penalty for Varane’s knocking down of Tejero inside the area. The maximum penalty was taken very well by Aketxe, strong on the left and at mid-height, thus reaching the equalizing goal.

This same player had a goal in his boots again in the 75th minute after a direct kick from a foul hit the crossbar in what was the clearest chance of the entire match and that could have given Eibar the victory.

But Sporting had the last one in extra time. In the 94th minute, Esteban Lozano, who had just entered the field, finished the ball from outside the area that disappeared to the left. In the end, the distribution of points kept the two teams in a bitter fight to move up in the category.