The tension is palpable in Cornellà, where the Espanyol players live in the grip of an uninspiring present and the stands are outraged at the indolence of their managers. The cries of resignation did not stop even when Braithwaite sealed the agonizing victory with a penalty in the ninth minute of added time and the parakeet players left the pitch amid whistles from their own fans. Ramis was saved at the horn, although he must not be very optimistic looking towards the future because he seems incapable of activating his team, which he won without deserving it, and is being singled out by his team. And the victory places the blue and white one point away from direct promotion but the feelings rule and they are not good at all.
Luck began this time with Ramis's team, who found the first goal almost by chance, just in the afternoon on the banks of the Llobregat. Braithwaite – what would Espanyol be without this player... – is still the smartest player in the class in the Hypermotion League and caught the ball at the far post from a corner to overtake his team and increase his advantage as top scorer in the category. . With the two from yesterday he already has 14 goals in his bag. With the atmosphere so tense, anyone with half a brain would have imagined that the goal would calm the spirits and calm the parakeet players. He would have been wrong. Because Levante did not wrinkle and Espanyol was a flan in defense, sweating the nerves of their delicate situation on all four sides.
The Valencian team did not lose its calm, chewing through the plays patiently. Quite the opposite of Ramis's team, abusing long passes and wanting to get the ball off of him. Furthermore, Àlex Valle was a dagger on the left wing and Martínez gave Pacheco some scares. Espanyol's defense, yes, was a good accordion, despite having new features such as the debut of Ian Forns and the return of Víctor Ruiz three months later, and Dani Gómez, a former member of the house, sang the line in the offside. game.
The passing of the minutes benefited the locals, who were more established, and Levante's dominance dissipated little by little. Reaching the break with an advantage on the scoreboard was a blessing for Espanyol, unable to shoot on goal again after Braithwaite's goal and who seemed to be prohibited from entering the rival area.
Levante chained up several turnovers as they took the ball out of the locker room and the blue and white seemed to threaten the decision. Braithwaite had it, who headed alone at the penalty spot but did not hit the net. That play seemed to discourage Espanyol, who took a step back and let Levante take over the game. Granota also tied from a corner, a goal signed by central defender Dela. The last half hour was a struggle for the parakeets, who suffered from the shots of Romero, Álvarez, Gómez and Martínez. No one was right and Ramis decided to make a defensive change that drove the stands crazy, who didn't stop whistling until the end. Even after celebrating Braithwaite's goal. Just before, Balde touched the ball with his hand in his area and Levante were outraged to see that the referee acted like a Swede.
Espanyol won but there is no one breathing in Cornellà.
2-Spanish: Pacheco; Omar El Hilali, Sergi Gómez, Víctor Ruiz (Cabrera, min.66), Ian Forns (Rubén Sánchez, min.76); Jofre Carreras, Aguado (Baré, min.85), Pol Lozano, Pere Milla (Salvi, min.66); Braithwaite and Sadik (Baldé, min.76).
1-Levante: Andrés Fernández; Capa, Dela, Muñoz, Álex Valle; Álvarez (Andrés García, min.80), Lozano (Romero, min.67), Oriol Rey, Pablo Martínez (Ibáñez, min.89); Dani Gómez and Bouldini (Clemente, min.81).
Goles: 1-0, min.2: Braithwaite; 1-1, min.58: Dela? 2-1, min.99: Braithwaite.
Referee: Arcediano Monescillo (Castilla-La Mancha committee). He cautioned Víctor Ruiz (min.21), Lozano (min.25), Dela (min.30), Álex Valle (min.37), Sergi Gómez (min.57), Sadik (min.72),
Incidents: match corresponding to the twenty-fifth day of LaLiga Hypermotion played at the Stage Front Stadium in front of 19,594 spectators.
