Valencia also fishes in the former fort of Ipurua

One of the topics that has made the greatest fortune in sports journalism in recent years is that of the "fort of Ipurua."

A very graphic, warmongering way of referring to the solvency that Eibar has shown in its stadium in recent years, especially since

is its coach.

The visiting coaches used to resort to the saying that "all teams suffer a lot in Ipurua" before moving to the gun city.

But in this 2020 that is already sold out, everything is open for review, you know.

And what in the last five years was a fort, this season has become an open bar in which all teams, little or a lot, peck.

Eibar has only had one goal at home in seven games at their stadium and is, along with Huesca, the only one that has not yet won at home.

Record that weighs down his great performance at home and that this Monday allowed Valencia to add a point without doing too much.

Maybe a priori such a harvest does not know too much to those of

, but they did not make merits for more.

And, after all, this is now their League, even more so with the losses of

and

.

Valencia was limited to defending himself and counterattacking when he could, which was seldom except in some very isolated section of the duel.

Little baggage with which a point has to be given as good for the che box.

In the first minutes of the match, Eibar raised their possession counter to 70%, an absolute barbarity to which the gunsmith team is not accustomed, but to which a Valencia even more contemplative than what they were pushing without complexes. it is usual.

A

and

were only observed in defensive tasks and

exercised almost like second right side, helping

curb the continuous and dangerous internees Bryan Gil on that side.

The problem for Mendilibar's men was that this overwhelming dominance of the ball was not transformed on clear occasions, an evil that already seems endemic this season.

In the first half, in fact, the best occasion was Valencia and it was one that did not become such.

A low center by

, who had no choice but to look for some life in the band, reached the small area and

was millimeters away from finishing it without

being able to do anything.

The play defined the attitude with which Valencia had traveled to Basque soil, trying to defend themselves with order and discipline to seek a goal on the counter that could give them victory if all went well.

and

kept

and

at bay

and that already meant leaving a good part of the work of Gracia's done.

The second half woke up with a tremendous volley from Racic that met the huge response of Dmitrovic, who continues at an outstanding level, before hitting the crossbar and leaving for the baseline.

From then on, Eibar regained control but did not create excessive danger until the last minutes, in which

and

each sent shots to the cross, causing cold sweats to Jaume.

Now, perhaps the clearest of the match was had by Gameiro in the last breath, finding again the accurate answer from Dmitrovic.

It could be for anyone and it was not for anyone.

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