Narration: This is how we live the game
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If the score had been defined by inaccuracies, easy missed passes or bad decisions with the ball, the result of San Mamés would have been worthy of a handball match.
Or even basketball.
But it was football, at least it pretended to be, and the two goals that were scored were even exaggerated for what was seen on the pitch.
An Athletic from serie b due to the compulsory absences and the no less compulsory rotations after the extra time Cups on Thursday and a Valencia that, as throughout the course, does what it can and sometimes what it shouldn't.
Because the two goals, one in each goal, were scored by
Javi Gracia's
players
.
For
Marcelino it
was a very committed meeting because he did not have
Raúl García, Muniain and Villalibre
.
And
Williams
, physically touched, played the 90 minutes because there was no other forward available.
With
Yeray, Yuri and De Marcos
occupying a place on the bench, it was a team more similar to the one that was shipwrecked in the first parts of the Cup against Ibiza and Alcoyano.
The Asturian coach has revitalized Athletic, but has not yet managed to integrate men from the second unit such as
Morcillo, Berenguer and Sancet
into the positive dynamics
.
Footballers are also to blame, of course, who at times played as if they had just met.
With this panorama, things did not look good for Athletic from the beginning.
His luck was that in front was a Valencia that, even with all its headlines, is not for parties either.
Those of Gracia amassed a little more danger in a gloomy first part, but they did not even manage to put together a shot on goal.
And so, of course, it is very difficult.
Nor did Athletic shoot on goal and, nevertheless, came to the break with an advantage on the scoreboard.
Morcillo rode on the left, taking advantage of the fact that, for a change,
Thierry
was not where he should have been and his center towards the area reached
Guillamón
, who introduced him into his goal when he tried to clear the danger.
Athletic tried to take advantage of the positive trend at the beginning of the second half, in what were its best minutes.
Scarce, yes.
Williams sought to participate more in the attacking game and the entire team thanked him.
Sancet had the second in his boots after a cross from the Bilbao striker, but he decided to finish in the small area without raising his head to see where the goalkeeper was.
The result was a lousy shot that a
totally
sold-out
Jaume
for his defense managed to repel.
The trend of Sancet is worrying, which debuted a year ago leaving some good feelings that he has been losing little by little until he seems a totally inconsequential footballer.
Wass, omnipresent
Valencia managed to overcome the shock and gained dominance thanks to
Wass
, that footballer who is capable of being everywhere.
It is not little for this team.
Finally, the Ché team achieved the tie in a corner kick in which
Gabriel
anticipated
Dani García
to head on goal.
Simon
stared at the ball coming in, casting doubt on whether he could have done more to prevent the goal.
He could have at least tried.
The final half hour returned to the unbearable dynamics of the first half, with both teams giving free rein to their many limitations.
The few auctions that had been stamped hopelessly against the canvases that hide the lack of public in the San Mamés funds.
If anyone approached the goal it was Valencia, but
Cutrone
, in his first minutes with his new team, was unable to read a frank counterattack.
When he wanted to pass it to
Maxi Gómez
, who had been running alone for 30 meters in the center lane, it was too late.
The best of the game, in short, was that it was over.
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