Sivera cannot avoid Alavés’ defeat against Atlético de Madrid (2-1)
He Deportivo Alavés lost 2-1 this Sunday against Atlético de Madrid in the match of the 11th day of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Cívitas Metropolitano. The Vitorian team has not been up to par with the Madrid team, who has dominated the match from start to finish, and still without winning for the seventh consecutive day. In the discount, Guevara has closed the gapbut it was too late to look for a comeback.
Alavés started the game with intensity, pressing high to not let Atlético play. Even so, the first scare came from the locals, when Riquelme shot Sivera forcing him to make a big stop. Hermoso also almost found the net from a corner, but his header went wide.
From there, the babazorros have had to take a step back to face the Madrid offensive, which little by little has been gaining ground. Even so, the Vitorian team has defended itself well, and has even had some access to the rival area.
At 20 minutes it was Morata who was able to open the scoring on two occasions, both with headers. In the first, with the goal empty, the shot went over and in the second Sivera has reappeared to save his team.
In the 26th minute the Atlético’s goal. Riquelme He brought down a center very well with his chest, it easily went away Gorosabel and has scored at will (1-0).
In the following minutes, Atlético continued to stalk the Vitorians’ area and Sivera had to act once again to stop Griezmann’s shot. And before the break, Morata scored the second for the locals after receiving a long ball and getting away from Sedlar (2-0).
In the second half the script of the game has not changed and the Madrid team has continued to command the field. He tried his luck Abqar at the exit of a corner, but his attempt went up.
Griezmann would score the third at 70 minutes, but The referee had previously stopped the play for lack of Marcos Llorente to Duarteso it has come to nothing.
Hagi He had the clearest chance for Alavés in the second half, but his shot just missed the post.
Already in the discount, Guevara has closed the gap with a good shot from outside the area, but it was too late to look for a comeback and Alavés added its seventh consecutive day without victory (2-1).
Data sheet:
2 – Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Molina (Azpilicueta, d. 81), Savic, Witsel, Hermoso (Giménez, d. 81), Riquelme; De Paul (Barrios, d. 67), Koke, Saúl (Llorente, d. 58); Griezmann and Morata (Correa, d. 67).
1 – Deportivo Alavés: Sivera; Gorosabel, Abqar, Sedlar, Duarte; Antonio Blanco (Benavídez, d. 83), Guevara; Sola, Guridi (Hagi, d. 63), Rioja (Rebbach, d. 63); and Samu Omorodion (Kike García, d. 73).
Goals: 1-0, m. 25: Riquelme. 2-0, m. 46+: Morata. 2-1, m. 95: Guevara.
Referee: Muñiz Ruiz (Andalusian C.). He gave a yellow card to the locals Llorente (m. 72) and Hermoso (m. 73) and the visitor Rubén Duarte (m. 73).
Source: Eitb

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