Real Valladolid beat Valencia CF 1-0 this Friday at the start of matchday 17 in LaLiga EA Sports, where Anuar Tuhami scored the only goal of the match for a Pucelano team that has given up its bottom position precisely to the Valencians.
Until the 19th minute there was little ‘chicha’ in the José Zorrilla Stadium. Following a long pass without apparent danger, in three-quarter line Cristhian Mosquera lost the ball under pressure from Marcos André and Anuar who ran towards the area with that ball at his feet.
After stumbling past César Tárrega, he shot from point-blank range and goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski’s touch did not prevent the ball from gently entering the net. Despite the blow, the ‘che’ team picked up pace and Javi Guerra bothered between the lines, sometimes also leaning to the right.
However, Valencia went into the break trailing on the scoreboard and needed a boost. That is why his coach, Rubén Baraja, introduced Yarek Gasiorowski and André Almeida into his plan. The two of them gave less than the visiting coach expected, so he turned to Rafa Mir and Sergi Canós for the last half hour of the duel.
The lack of offensive firepower prevented the ‘ches’ from putting rival goalkeeper Karl Hein in trouble, but they were encouraged after Juanmi Latasa was sent off with a direct red card for elbowing Tárrega in the 77th minute, just five minutes after the ’14 ‘ from Valladolid took to the field.
A header from Hugo Duro repelled by a local defender, a fruitless right hand from Pepelu García and another header from Tárrega, in a bad start by Hein, was the unrewarded baggage of the Valencian attack in the very long added time. A textbook Friday the 13th for those from Baraja.
The high tension in the stands and on the field increased when he saw Dimitrievski out of position in a clearance, which Víctor Meseguer took advantage of to shoot from the midline. That ball did not go in, but the Blanquivioletas secured the victory with suffering and placed themselves second to last with 12 points, surpassing Valencia with 10.