Athletic beat Levante in San Mamés with too much suffering (4-2)
Athletic has won 4-2 against the Levante in the match corresponding to the 23rd day of the EA Sports Leagueplayed this Sunday in San Mamés. After two months without winning at home, two goals from Guruzeta and two from Serrano and Navarro have given victory to the red-whites.
The red-whites have started the game with intensity, attacking with intensity and, in particular, taking advantage of the speed of the Williams brothers. They have had two occasions, Iñaki has had the goal close by when he has entered the band and Nico's shot has gone too weak to create danger.
In the 17th minute, Iñaki ran for the ball into the area and Maturro grabbed him to prevent him from escaping, finally knocking himdown.
However, the lions have struggled to get close to the rival area. Gradually, the pressure has increased, and in a center of Galarreta into the area , Guruzeta has overtaken the defense and scored head-on (1-0) .
It's only been five minutes since Guruzeta scored the second goal. Unai Simon quickly pulled the long ball out of the goal, Williams led to the area and he gave Guruzeta the last pass to send the ball to the net (2-0).
The bad news was Yuri's injury , which forced him to leave the field before the end of the first part.
At the beginning of the second half, Guruzeta had another chance to score, but Ryan made a good stop, as the Levante goalkeeper made several spectacular stops, preventing the score from getting much bigger. Then, in view of the Copa championship, Valverde removed Guruzeta, Nico Williams, Jauregizar and Galarreta from the field.
Athletic's dominance has been evident, but in 10 minutes Elgezabal has scored a spectacular goal of the Chilean, reducing the advantage (2-1).
Without getting nervous, the red-whites have been able to respond, and in the next move Nico Serrano has put the 3-1 on the scoreboard, scoring his first goal in the League.
In the discount, Olasagasti scored another spectacular goal for the Levante (3-2).
In the last-minute play, Navarro scored 4-2.
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