Protests 15,000 Valencia fans, outside Mestalla for 19 minutes in protest against Lim: "It is the beginning of the rebellion"
Valencia
does not add
and takes another step towards the abyss of relegation.
From hanging around it to being among the three worst teams in La Liga after adding only one point from the last 21. The reaction that at times seemed to be seen against
Athletic
did not even serve to score.
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It was feared that Valencia would shake with the outside noise of the protest against Lim, but it was neither alone nor did it falter.
He looked for Athletic and even overcame
Cavani
's injury in the 14th minute, shortly after the Uruguayan finished off a
Gayà
cross to scare Unai Simon.
Out of breath nearby, Valencia even took the lead when Ilaix and Lino braided a play in the area that
Castillejo
converted into the first goal that scared away demons.
Hugo Duro
was able
to scare them away in a semi-volley while the public filled the stands, but this Valencia seems incapable of living on the bright side.
A long pass from
Raúl García
behind the defense was found by Nico to face
Cömert
and beat Mamardashvili despite Diakhaby's pursuit and Foulquier's desperate cross.
The game was steep, but Valencia did not wrinkle.
He didn't do it throughout the game.
Lino tested with a tight shot that saved the Basque goalkeeper and also
Diakhaby
heading a corner.
It was worth to keep hope until the start of the second part.
The team suffers a disconnection during the breaks and the public becomes anxious, a mix that Athletic wanted to take advantage of with a break from Nico and the entry of
Iñaki Williams
into the field .
And Valverde's bet went well thanks to an error in Cömert's ball out that the Williams stole to deliver the goal to
Sancet
.
Both were closely followed from the box by the coach
Luis de la Fuente
.
Against the current, in a state of nerves and with another injury, from Yunus, Valencia wanted to play an outburst and drown out the rojiblancos, even forcing Unai
to
get an extraordinary hand from Diakhaby's spur shot.
But he failed to save even one survivability point.
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