It was a derby of streaks, one historic and one current.
An
Eibar
that has never been able to win in San Sebastián
was in a corner
.
There are already nine visits to
Anoeta
and one to the longed-for Atocha without the gunsmiths traveling the
55 kilometers back home
without the three points.
In front was a
Royal Society
that has forgotten what it is like to win.
The good thing is that he doesn't lose either, but there are already six consecutive draws.
Results, yes, that have helped him to advance to the round of the
Europa League
and this Sunday to regain the leadership of the League.
He has
26 points
, the same as
Atlético
(who has played two games less), and the same goal difference, but the goals in favor put him back in the first position.
The tie this Sunday perfectly reflected what was the match between two rivals who were even, with alternating phases of dominance.
Yes, a priori Real must be a better team than Eibar, but
Imanol Alguacil had
no choice but to bet on an eleven full of substitutes.
It is the toll of this calendar that suffocates the players, that does not give them a break.
The consequence was a Real that did not reach 23 years on average and in which
only Zaldua (29) was over 25 years old
.
Right away it was proven that it was not going to be the Real one of almost always.
He began dominating the game somewhat more, but without the usual ball speed.
That did not prevent him from enjoying the best chances, especially one in which
Isak
failed to finish off a
Merquelanz cross
.
The one that did hit it was, after 20 minutes,
Barrenetxea
.
He picked up the clearance from a corner in the front and hit him first with all the violence he could.
The ball hit the crossbar before going in, without the inspired
Dmitrovic being
able to do anything to prevent it.
The gunsmith team failed to react until at half-time Mendilibar moved the bench.
Enrich and Inui
entered
for Muto and Correa
and Eibar began to be much more like Eibar: more pressure up, more lateral centers, more overflow on the band, more determination when attacking the ball ... And
Bryan Gil
, a special player who Mendilibar is sparking, in the absence of reaching the necessary regularity.
He's still 19 years old, so he has plenty of time to pull it off.
The tying goal was born from the Cadiz's boots.
He came out gracefully from a two-on-one (including a spout to
Le Normand
) on the left wing and sent the ball into the area.
The center was a bit long, but Inui arrived in time to return the ball to the small area and there
Enrich
turned on himself to beat
Remiro
.
The anger with which the Spaniard celebrated the goal was more than justified: he had not scored since December 20, a year less a week.
Sheriff turned to
Silva
to try to add the three points and the canary responded to the confidence by changing the dynamics of the game.
He managed to get his team out of the cave and get them to have two frank chances.
Portu
, at odds with the goal, wasted the first.
Zubeldia
got the second, after a combed lateral foul for Le Normand, but the
VAR
verified that he was offside by centimeters.
In the end, the tie became final and no one seemed too upset about taking a derby point.
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