Alavés says goodbye to the Cup after standing up to Sevilla (0-1)

Euskaraz irakurri: Alavesek agur esan dio Kopari Sevilari aurre egin ostean (0-1)

Alavés has been eliminated from the Copa del Rey after lose to Sevilla. Luis García Plaza’s men tried until the last minute, but they couldn’t turn the score around. A goal from Rakitic as soon as the second half began has left them out of the competition.

The locals started hungry. They forced four corners in the opening minutes after Jason sender give the first notice at 30 seconds from the beginning with a shot that was poisoned after hitting the rival defense.

Luis Rioja warned with a cross shot at the culmination of another of the albiazules arrivals to the domains of marko Dmitrovicforced to work on strategy plays.

The first half hour passed without much fanfare from either team, although it was Alavés who showed the most desire to go for the game.

At that moment Nemanja Gudelj saw himself obliged to stop dead to a thrown mamadou Sylla that he went alone towards the Seville goal, in an action in which expulsion was claimed of the Balkan defender, but Soto Grado left him in yellow.

Dmitrovic saved Alavés’ first goal in the 32nd minute, in the subsequent play, after a drop from Victor The guard in a free kick perpendicular to the Andalusian goal, which put Luis Rioja next to the stump of the post.

Sevilla will advanced after going through changing rooms after a good group play that culminated Ivan Rakitic with an iron shot at the far post to a pass from the newly incorporated Jesus Navas.

Despite the goal, Alavés not change his script and he continued with his offensive spirit and showing his teeth at the Andalusians. Jason Remeseiro met Dmitrovic in a good free-kick that the squad was looking for.

Set pieces were once again the biggest threat for the Gasteiz team in a phase dominated by the locals, in which the stands claimed the second booking for Badé, who stopped an Alavesista counterattack.

He tried to sleep the Seville game in view of the revolutions that Alavés produced with the changes of Luis García Plaza, who launched into the game leaving three pure defenders.

Nevertheless, the babazorros could not finish braiding their arrivals. The visiting goalkeeper reappeared in the discount to avoid the tie of Jason sender Y save Seville he crossed too much the last one that the Glorious One had in his last breath.

Data sheet:

0 – Deportivo Alaves: Owono; Arroyo (Abde, min.73), Abqar, Laguardia, Javi López (Duarte, min.80); Balboa (Blanco, min. 60), Moya (Seville, min. 80); Jason, Rober, Rioja (Tenas, min.80); and Sylla.

1 – Seville: Dmitrovic; Badé, Gudelj (Fernando, min.46), Rekik; Montiel, Jordan, Rakitic, Acuña, Lamela (Rafa Mir, min.87); Suso (Navas, min.46) and En-Nesyri (Nianzu, min.79).

Goal: 0-1, m.47: Rakitic.

Referee: Soto Grado (Riojan Committee). He yellow carded local Jason (min.34) and visitors Rekik (min.24), Gudelj (min.31), Acuña (min.34) and Badé (min.64).