by This Friday, Leganés confirmed its solid leadership of LaLiga Hypermotion with a goalless draw in the Ciutat de València against a Levante that went from more to less and that saw, fortunately, as the Madrid team had two goals disallowed in the second half.
The visiting team deserved to take the victory, after a brilliant second half and in which Sergio went first and almost at the end of the game. Jorge Sáenz had two goals disallowed in two very fair offside actions and that had to be validated by the VAR.
The match started very intense, marked by the crunchy atmosphere in Levante and its surroundings due to the latest referee decisions suffered. Looked closely at referee De la Fuente Ramos, before the 10th minute he had already shown three yellow cards, andnone of them for a foul by Franquesa on Carlos Álvarez, who shook up the local attack with his quick drives.
Leganés’ line of five defenders was unable to withstand the local push in the first half and withstood a succession of Levante chances as best they could. First Dani Gómez, offside, The ball hit the post and almost in the next play, Álex Valle almost beat Diego Conde with a left-footed shot that went slightly wide (m.21).
Carlos Álvarez had worse luck just past the midpoint of the first half. First his shot, with great danger, hit the back of his teammate Pablo Martínez and then his somewhat forced shot ended up being repelled by the post of the Leganés goal.
The ball went from area to area almost without passing through the midfield and the night was full of clear chances, like the one Miramón had, who alone and with the rival goalkeeper defeated, finished centered and weak and allowed Valle, almost on the goal line . , will save the Levant. Incredibly, the break came goalless.
The second half started, of course, with controversy, since the referee, after reviewing the action in the VAR, annulled a goal against Leganés after Sergio successfully resolved a mess in the Levante area (m.52). The scare was frozen in Calleja’s team and Leganés approached again with a launchnto of De la Fuente.
With twenty minutes remaining, the two coaches refreshed their attack, with the entry of Fabrício on the home side and Diego García on the visiting side. It suited Leganés better, as they became more comfortable with every passing minute. So much so that Jorge Sáenz headed a cross into the net from a Portillo foul but the assistant whistled for offside (m.88).
Levante was knocked out, Djouahra, with a tight shot, had the last one for Leganés, that he left Valencia with good feelings but with little reward and that left Levante in crisis, after four games without knowing the victory and outside the promotion zone.
Derby Day
It will open on Saturday with Eldense – Huesca and Amorebieta – Elche, both starting at 4:15 p.m., before giving way to one of the highlights of the day, the Asturian derby that will take place at the Molinón against Sporting and Oviedo (6:30 p.m.). They arrive at the event seventh and eighth respectively with only one point difference between them, although with opposite dynamics. The locals, after two consecutive defeats; the carbayones, with seven days without losing.
