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Valencia, which was becoming increasingly wealthy, prevented Cádiz from moving away from last place in the table. The speed of Diego López, who set up the first and third goals and scored the second, was enough to crush a rival that showed very few resources and was clearly already feeling the urgency of a distorted league.
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Jeremias Ledesma, Iza (Maxi Gómez, Min. 65), Fali (Lucas Pires, Min. 65), Javi Hernández, Luis Hernández, Rominigue Kouame (Sergi Guardiola, Min. 54), Robert Navarro (Brian Ocampo, Min. 65) , Iván Alejo, Fede (Escalante, Min. 14), Rubén Alcaraz and Chris Ramos
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Mamardashvili, Foulquier, Gayá (Vazquez Alcalde, min. 66), Cristhian Ibarguen, Gabriel Paulista (Yarek Gasiorowski, min. 80), Sergi Canos (Thierry Correia, min. 66), Pepelu, Hugo Guillamón, Francisco Martinez (Alberto Mari, Min. 80), Diego López and Hugo Duro (Javi Guerra, Min. 75)
Goals 0-1 min 8: Hugo Duro. 1-1 min 21: Rubén Alcaraz. 1-2 min 52: Diego López. 1-3 min 94: Javi Guerra. 1-4 min. 98: Vazquez mayor.
referee Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
Yellow cards Luis Hernández (min. 29), Hugo Guillamón (min. 56), Rubén Alcaraz (min. 63), Javi Hernández (min. 87) and Mamardashvili (min. 91)
The game looked very peaceful for Valencia. Less than ten minutes had passed and Hugo Duro, who has already scored eight goals in this league, nothing compared to his drought last year, put his team in the lead after a great save from Diego López. The Asturian conquered the baseline after overtaking Fali with a change of pace and completed his quick attack with a back pass to the striker to make it 0-1.
The views were unbeatable. Valencia, which had not lost in three days, dominated the table against an opponent that has not won a game since September, has sunk in the standings and, at the end of the first round, feels that the agonizing countdown has begun.
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Nothing could go wrong. Until a foul on the edge of the penalty area, Alcaraz shot and the ball hit the arms that Pepelu and Foulquier were using to protect themselves. After the appropriate review in the VAR, Díaz de Mera pointed to a penalty that Alcaraz did not miss to equalize the tie and wake up a Cádiz that began to measure Valencia. He did not achieve overwhelming dominance, but with the entry of Escalante and the efforts of Alejo, he began to destroy Rubén Baraja's team.
Cádiz's two best scoring chances came from throw-ins, two board plays that ended with dangerous shots that forced Mamardashvili to rely on reflexes.
The second half started almost the same as the first, with a goal from Valencia. Canós launched a counterattack in the seventh minute with a masterful outside pass that lifted the lime from the left wing, a deep strike collected by Diego López, which was decisive in this after-dinner match, and a shot from 60 meters and four When he touched the ball, benefiting from Hugo Duro's intelligent movements in the penalty area that attracted defenders, he was left with enough space to define precisely and put his team back in the lead.
The Cádiz team did not react with the same vigor as in the first half. Patience is not the best virtue of teams in danger of relegation, and they started adding more yellow cards as worthwhile offensive actions. Sergio González introduced several changes to strengthen his attack. But Mamardashvili has in front of him the wall that Baraja has built with Paulista and the young Mosquera in the center of defense, a 19-year-old central defender who is becoming more established every day and who is already one of the players of his age who is the plays the most minutes in Europe. Valencia were patient and in the final minutes, when Cádiz hoped for a comeback, they sealed the game with another brilliant performance from Diego López, who left Javi Guerra alone and scored 1-3. There would still be time for a foursome from Jesús Vázquez.
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