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In the 62nd minute, history began to be written.
Nicholas Williams
, 18 years old, debuted with Athletic.
In '72, it was completed with the departure to the field of
Iñaki
.
For the first time in 35 years, two brothers played at the same time with the red and white jersey.
The last ones had been the
Salinas (Patxi and Julio)
.
There were others, like the
Karanka
or the
Aketxe
, who never played on the same team.
The Williamses do and that is why they are already Athletic history.
The pity for them was that such an unforgettable game for the family could not be crowned with a victory. Valladolid asserted its need to scratch a tie in San Mamés, which momentarily removes it from relegation, although with the same points as Elche. For Athletic, the tie means that their already few chances to climb to Europe are definitely forgotten. Everything already happens to think about the future and that is where Nico Williams fits in,
more technical and less fast than his brother, more extreme and less forward
.
With the same men who had defeated Atlético three days before, with the exception of the injured
Capa
and the sanctioned
Vencedor
, Athletic started the game with enough vigor, dominating Valladolid without too much difficulty.
That superiority took shape in the 14th minute, when
Morcillo
picked up a rebound on the edge of the area and, very free of mark, prepared the launch with the left mark, sending the ball close to the base of
Masip's
stick
, which he could do little to avoid the goal.
Very comfortable
From then on,
Marcelino's
team
lived very comfortably. Not much less displayed brilliant football, he barely enjoyed one more chance, a Morcillo volley stopped by Masip, but being correct was enough for him not to suffer against a very poor Valladolid, lacking in ideas and above all precision with the ball. . He lost it right away to the solid rojiblanca defense and always recovered it too close to his goal. Only in the final five minutes did he wake up, finding solutions to set pieces. In a corner,
Weissman
came to celebrate the tie, but ended up offside.
Athletic was losing steam and that is when Marcelino activated his bench, introducing
Nico
,
Ibai
and
Raúl García
. Valladolid tried, but without many arguments until they found the exit again in a corner.
Orellana
headed him
, 168 centimeters from the finisher that left the rojiblanca behind in evidence. It was then that the Asturian coach decided to complete the event: Nico to the field.
The older brother was decisive for Athletic to go ahead again, as he gave Raúl García an accurate death pass after a good start at speed.
Valladolid, however, did not give up and ended up finding their prize with five minutes remaining.
Weissman anticipated
De Marcos
and
Núñez
to pick up a lateral cross and send it to the goal from the penalty spot.
The point does not remove the poor from the pucelanos, who only add a victory in the entire second round, but less does it give them a stone.
And in the meantime, the Williamses couldn't help smiling despite the draw.
It was not be for lowerly.
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