Athletic wins the derby against Alavés with a double from Guruzeta (2-0)
Euskaraz irakurri: Athleticek mendean hartu du Alaves, Guruzetak bi goal eginda (2-0)
Two goals from Gorka Guruzeta in the first half have given Athletic Club victory over Deportivo Alavés in the Basque derby played this Saturday in San Mamés and have lifted the red and white team to fourth position in the standings, awaiting tomorrow’s Sunday complete the twenty-ninth day of LaLiga EA Sports.
Rojiblancos and babazorros have offered a vibrant and high-intensity first half. Athletic came out as usual, pressing high and looking for the speed of the Williams brothers as soon as they stole the ball.
This is how, in the 5th minute of the match, Iñaki Williams stood alone against Sivera, whom he beat by low, although the goal did not go up on the scoreboard, because he was offside.
Alavés, well planted on the field, managed to hinder the ball circulation of Valverde’s team during the first quarter of an hour of the game, and in their first counterattack they generated a clear scoring chance, but Guridi finished poorly from the inside Carlos Vicente’s pass came from the area, and Unai Simón took the ball with his feet, when it seemed like it was going to end up in the net.
In the 17th minute the referee stopped the match, because the health services had to attend to a fan in the stands, and during the restart, the two key plays that marked the outcome of the match took place.
In the 29th minute, Nico Williams ran over Gorosabel inside the area, and the referee gave a penalty in favor of Alavés. Unai Simón stopped Luis Rioja’s shot, and a minute later, Guruzueta scored 1-0 after a great play by Nico Williams.
From that moment on, and with a San Mamés in boiling water, the rojiblancos once again took over the game and boldly sought the second goal, which came in the 37th minute, again from the hand of Guruzeta, and with something of suspense, since he got on the scoreboard after the VAR confirmed that there was no offside for the San Sebastian striker.
Source: Eitb
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