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Chinanews.com, January 4th. In the 20th round of the Western Division II that ended early this morning, Beijing time, the Spaniard lost to Las Palmas 0:1 away and failed to win in the opening game of the new year.
Chinese player Wu Lei came off the bench in the 81st minute and performed mediocre.
The Spaniard played against Las Palmas, and the home team broke the deadlock in the 26th minute by Roberto Gonzalez. The Spaniard trailed the opponent 0:1.
In the 49th minute, Spaniard goalkeeper Diego Lopez made a mistake. Defender Luis Lopez fouled and received a red card.
The 10-man Spaniard almost suffered another blow in the 67th minute. Las Palmas team Melamed kicked a world wave and the ball went into the net.
Fortunately, the referee ruled that De Thomas was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 81st minute, Wu Lei came off the bench. Five minutes later, he complained that the opponent player had handball in the penalty area, but the referee ignored it.
After that, Wu Lei didn't have much chance to perform.
In the end, the whole game ended, the Spaniard 0:1 away from Las Palmas, and the 5-game winning streak ended.
Spaniard coach Vicente Moreno said at the post-match press conference: "We didn't play this game well and we must criticize ourselves. We still have many areas to improve." At the same time, he stated that we must pay attention. In the next game: "We are pressing for time and we have to prepare for the Copa del Rey. We know that we will have a new scoring opportunity next Sunday, and we must do better to have a chance to win." (End)