Alavés miss the three points in Seville (2-2)

Sevilla drew with Alavérs in the prolongation of the match with a goal from Croatian Iván Rakitic that put the final 2-2, although the Andalusian team did not prevent the Basque from causing the locals to lose their first points at home so far. season after playing six LaLiga games at Sánchez-Pizjuán.

The Andalusian team started the day with the possibility of climbing to the top of the standings while waiting for what the two teams that finished thirteenth ahead, Real Madrid, tied on points, and the leader, did on Sunday. the Royal Society, with one more.

Those of Julen LopeteguiIn addition, they attended the event with a full five victories in LaLiga at the Sánchez-Pizjuán and this time they found a rival in full swing with ten points added from the last twelve disputed.

But the 0-1 came very soon, before the first five minutes were up, the work of the central defender. Victor Laguardia, heading out of a corner that had been forced by forward Joselu Mato, wanted by Sevilla a few months ago.

Javi Calleja’s team He showed in those minutes that he did not want to lock himself in, but from then on he recoiled from the rival’s need to redouble his efforts to rebuild the situation, which Rafa Mir was able to do with a shot with his back turned to the frame that was very close to becoming a goal .

The game took place in this vein, which also gave the Basque team the opportunity to mount counterattacks that would hurt again, as in one by Luis Rioja in which the ball came out tight to the right of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono.

The intentions of Alavés were clearer, well protected in defense and against a somewhat hasty Sevilla, but before the break Ocampos tied after a play started by Óliver Torres and the Argentine Gonzalo Montiel.

Sevilla pressed for the comeback before the end of the first half, but it was Alavés who scored the second, from Juanlu from a penalty in the extension after the referee, after consulting with the VAR, indicated it by the hand of Ocampos when jumped into the barrier at the exit of a direct free.

The penalty was very close to being stopped by Bono, but the wetness of his gloves and the ball itself made it slip and that the party went to the second half with a 1-2.

In the resumption, with the field flooded by the abundant rainwater, it was very difficult to braid plays, but Sevilla left with desire and as they could due to the state of the lawn for the tie, although Alavés also tried to take advantage of the local desperation to put more land in between, as he could do Edgar Mendez on a couple of occasions.

Lopetegui moved his bench and used up the five changes very soon, although in the case of Suso Fernández, who had left at the beginning of the second half after a loss due to injury, he had to leave his post at 68 minutes when he suffered from the ailment .

The game entered its last quarter of an hour of regulation time with the local team focused on the draw, which was in the boots of Ocampos, Rafa Mir or Rakitic, but It was the second chance of the Croatian that served for the 2-2, although even Sevilla had another clear before the end that goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco thwarted by stopping the ball over the goal line.

ALIGNMENTS

2 – Seville: Bonus; Montiel (Munir, m.68), Koundé, Diego Carlos, Augustinsson (Suso, m.46) (Papu Gómez, m.68); Fernando, Joan Jordán; Ocampos, Óliver Torres (Rakitic, m.46), Idrissi (Acuña, m.54); and Rafa Mir.

2 – Alavés: Pacheco; Martín, Laguardia, Lejeune, Rubén Duarte; Loum (Tomás Pina, m.59), Toni Moya, Pere Pons (Miguel de la Fuente, m.86); Édgar (Miazga, m.73), Luis Rioja (Manu García, m.86) and Joselu.

GOALS

0-1, Laguardia, (5′)

1-1, Ocampos (38′)

1-2, Joselu, from a penalty (47 ‘)

2-2, Rakitic ties in discount (92 ‘)

Seville – Alaves