Rayo Vallecano ended their streak of four consecutive draws with a victory in Gran Canaria thanks to a penalty converted by Tiago Bebe in extra time (92nd minute), against a UD Las Palmas that lost its status as an undefeated team at home , and that he missed the maximum penalty he had before the break through Munir.
The Madrid team thus takes three golden points with the success from eleven meters by the Portuguese striker, shortly after going out onto the field, in a penalty awarded for the knockdown by Álex Suárez of the Argentine Óscar Trejo, whose contribution in the final stretch of the clash It was also decisive for the franjirrojo team.
The first half had a lot of rhythm, chances and everything under a script without surprises, with the weapons provided by both teams: possession of the local ball and a quick and vertical exit from the Madrid team.
Rayo went through some difficulties in several short corner kicks from the yellow team, and after overcoming them, they appeared for the first time with great danger in the Canary Islands area with a great right hand from Pathé Ciss, from almost 26 meters, which crashed into the right post of Álvaro Valles, and then Coco removed the danger by sending a corner; After that corner kick, De Tomás hit a volley that passed very close to the same post.
The Rayo players asked for a direct red card for Saúl Coco in the 20th minute for a foul with excessive force on Kike Pérez - the center back saw the yellow card - and then they again demanded his expulsion for another knockdown of the same player that could have caused the second warning. At half-time, García Pimienta, with good judgment, replaced the Guinean international.
The Madrid team seemed to have the game under control, with another chance for De Tomás after a cross from Espino, when a shot from Sergi Cardona hit Aridane Hernández's left hand inside the area and the referee awarded a penalty. The Rayistas unsuccessfully claimed a dangerous previous play by Javi Muñoz.
In the absence of Jonathan Viera due to a technical decision, the maximum penalty was taken by Munir El Haddadi in the 34th minute, but the Moroccan has still not debuted 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 in a hard low shot from Pejiño.
After the break, and with De Frutos on the pitch, Rayo continued to threaten the goal and had it close in the 56th minute on a corner kick that Lejeune headed and Valles rejected, with a subsequent shot by Raúl de Tomás outside the goal. network.
The changes in both teams, so important in today's demanding football, tried to modify the outcome of the match. Moleiro made his debut in the First Division with Las Palmas and had an electric appearance in the game, but it was short-lived.
On the opposite side, Baby took advantage of his few minutes to decide the game by converting a clear penalty due to a recklessness by Álex Suárez when he ran over the Argentine Óscar Trejo inside the area, another of the players incorporated, and decisive with his entry into the game to stop the local momentum.
Francisco's team finished the game with ten players due to the final expulsion of Óscar Valentín after receiving the second yellow card, but they were able to hold out in the final minutes of extra time against an opponent who did not recover from the blow.
0. The Palms: Alvaro Valleys; Alex Suarez, Coconut (Julian Araujo, min. 46), Mika Marble, Sergi Cardona; Javi Munoz, Kirian, Loiodice (Perrone, min. 62); Pejiño (Marvin Park, 62 mins), Munir (Moleiro, 74 mins) and Marc Cardona (Sory Kaba, 83 mins).
1. Rayo Vallecano: Dimitrievski; Balliu, Aridane, Lejeune, Espino; Pathé Ciss (Unai López, min. 66), Óscar Valentín; Isi (Trejo, min. 77), Kike (De Frutos, min. 46), Álvaro (Bebé, min. 89); and De Tomás (Camello, min. 66).
Goal: 0-1, min. 90 2: Bebé, also penalty.
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva (Committee of Galicia). He sent off the visiting player Óscar Valentín for a double yellow card (minutes 86 and 90 4). In addition, his teammate Camello was cautioned (min. 79), and local soccer players Saúl Coco (minute 20), Javi Muñoz (77), Álex Suárez (90) and Perrone (90 5).
Incidents: match of 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 match, a minute of silence was observed for the recent death of Isidoro Hernández Sánchez, UD Las Palmas player between 1962 and 1965.
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