Valencia hosted Athletic in the fifth round of the Spanish championship. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
During the match, the attackers tried several times to take control of the goal. Player Oihan Sancet gained possession of the ball in the opponent's penalty area and struck towards the corner of the goal, but the goalkeeper stopped the corner shot with his fingertips, turning the strike into a corner kick.
Sancet took a shot from the penalty area line following a pass from Alek Berenguer, but the goalkeeper caught the ball in the lower corner. Iñaki Williams touched the ball after a pass from Sancet and struck, but the goalkeeper blocked the ball with his foot.
In the 61st minute, Daniel Vivian made a strong tackle on Batista Santamaria in his own penalty area. The referee warned him before showing a red card, but after the video assistant referee's recommendation, the player was sent off.
Twelve minutes later, Santamaria took advantage of a corner kick from Jesús Vázquez and headed the ball into the net, making the score 1-0. Later, Lucas Beltrán controlled the ball in the opponent's penalty area and passed it to Javier Gerran.
Gerran's shot was turned into a corner by the goalkeeper. Hugo Duro gained possession of the ball on the penalty area line and took a shot, but the goalkeeper blocked it with his foot.
Santamaria took the ball again and passed it long, and Hugo Duro placed the ball into the goal, increasing the score to 2-0. Currently, Athletic holds fifth place with 9 points, while Valencia is next with 7 points.
The match took place at the Mestalla stadium. This result was an important victory for Valencia and improved the team's standing.
