CD Leganés, leader of LaLiga Hypermotion, and RCD Espanyol, second placed, tied this Friday without goals in the opening match of matchday 35, thanks to a duel where the visitors claimed a penalty during the first half and the locals missed several times. scoring opportunities at the start of the second half.
At the Butarque Municipal Stadium, it seemed that direct promotion would be very close for whoever won. And after more than half an hour in full tension, without anyone aiming, the controversy arose after the referee’s review of a possible penalty by goalkeeper Diego Conde.
Following a tackle by Nico Melamed in the cucumber area, Conde brushed the ball with his glove in such a way that referee Trujillo Suárez did not notice a foul. Francisco Portillo had a clear chance after the break, but his wet gunpowder and that of the rest of Leganés, as well as that of Martin Braithwaite among the parakeets, meant that the score remained 0-0.
This tie placed ‘Lega’ with 62 points, at the top of the Second Division for another week, and allowed Espanyol to reach 58 points from its second place, three units ahead of SD Eibar and Real Valladolid, who This weekend they play against FC Andorra and CD Eldense, respectively.
–RESULTS AND SCHEDULES OF DAY 35 IN LALIGA HYPERMOTION.
-Friday.
Leganés – Espanyol 0-0.
-Saturday April 13.
Sporting de Gijón – Cartagena16.15.
Valladolid – Eldense18.30.
Levante – Amorebieta21.00.
-Domingo 14.
Oviedo – Mirandés14.00.
Albacete – Tenerife 16.15.
Andorra – Eibar 16.15.
Burgos – Racing de Santander 18.30.
Zaragoza – Elche 18.30.
Racing de Ferrol – Huesca 21.00.
-Monday 15.
Alcorcón – Villarreal B20.30.