Espanyol assaults Mestalla due to the lack of office of Valencia

How could

break out after a goal that pushed him to victory and ended up in the standings?

That question will not leave the minds of its players in the transition to 2022, the one that until the 80th minute of the duel against Espanyol drew a horizon very close to the dream that no one dares to verbalize in the Bordalás dressing room: Europe.

The reason why became apparent in just ten minutes.

Valencia is not yet a professional team.

He did not know how to handle the result or setbacks in the form of injuries and disciplinary blows, a scenario in which

did feel comfortable

that, without having won a game away from Cornellà, he hit a penalty in the 80th minute to turn the score around and take the victory.

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This time, the locals were unable to grow up hard and make up the mistakes that have cost them being among the most thrashed with comebacks born from the talent especially of a player like Gonçalo

, the only footballer who tried to push towards the door of

.

Against Espanyol the will was not to suffer.

And for many minutes, Valencia did not.

He played with some comfort against a rival who always looked for him.

Both teams amassed the game but, although the Valencians accelerated when they smelled the area, the parrots did not scare

and his best weapon,

appeared very little.

The first warning was given by

in the first play in which a steal by Guedes with the support of Maxi left him a frank ball face to goal that he kicked out.

To Vicente Moreno's despair, it didn't take long for the second to arrive when

sneaked to the back line to save the ball and put a cross for Hugo Duro's shot that spit the post.

While Espanyol tried to wake up, Valencia held on without noticing the absences, among others, of Gayà, who was replaced by youth squad

, and Mestalla celebrated the return of

to the right side.

However, the acceleration was put back by Guedes with a cross volley that forced Diego López.

The rest of the first part was a sterile score between a Valencia that was losing steam and a Espanyol that attacked without much faith, making it clear why it is difficult for them to score points as a visitor.

A more electric, more festive second part awaited the duel.

Espanyol's best chance was born from the same kick-off when

crossed from the baseline against a bad start by Cillessen that surprised even RdT himself, who missed his hit to pot soon.

Valencia's response did not take long.

First he claimed a possible penalty from Loren to

and then, in an attack in which he caught up to three rejections, Costa put the ball to the penalty spot so that Omar Alderete appeared and struck the head that made the team fly towards European positions.

Confidence after the goal

The goal, far from turning the locals into protagonists, dwarfed them. The result of excessive relaxation or perhaps the vertigo of seeing himself where they did not imagine, he was falling into the trap of Espanyol, gigantic as the minutes fell. His was the ball and

broke the game looking for physicality with which to squeeze a very diminished opponent, especially on the shores, where

was left without laterals due to

, and in the center of the rear. Valencia was going to have to hold on tightly and did not succeed.

tried

with a low shot to the center by Óscar Gil, but the goal was put on a tray by

to RdT when in the 80th minute he overwhelmed

and Sánchez Martínez pointed to the penalty spot and sent him to the locker room. This time the scorer parakeet did not fail and did not settle for the point. Valencia broke apart and they threw themselves to take advantage of it. Cillessen saved a shot from

, but could not prevent Jofre from hanging a perfect ball for Puado's shot that turned the scoreboard.

Mestalla had little confidence in the epic despite being a field carved by Valencia this season.

The young

, suturing along with a whole plethora of homegrown players with Bordalás tried to sew the team, crashed the possibility of a tie at the crossbar and condemns the team to continue to punish for their mistakes, their lack of skill and background of the squad that leads to having to settle for survival when there is still much to learn.

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