Athletic defended the fourth place of the table with a victory adjusted in San Mamés 1-0, somewhat marked on its own door by Manu Sánchez In the 71st minute of the game that greatly complicates a Alavés who stays at a point in the descent with only three days to be played.
Instead the set of Ernesto Valverde Open distances over Villarreal again, which it exceeds by three points and the particular average with only nine points already in dispute. And with Betis, waiting for what is done together with Osasuna tonight, the Bilbao team opens a provisional distance of seven points.
The goal that decided the clash was born in a combination between Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta and oihan sancet, This newly admitted to the pitch, which could not end as Gorka Guruzeta should. But that Manu Sánchez introduced into his own goal when trying to make the biting of 'Guru' not arrive in Maroan Sannadi, only in the first stick.
Starting the two coaches surprised. Valverde both for his commitment to the 'puppies' Olabarrieta and Canalesthis one with him almost the whole season, as if possible his alignment of. Gala still with the casualties of the Williams and Berenguer. Coudet because he stopped starting his scorer, Kike Garcia, On the bench.
Well, without the Alavés wardrobe, he could get ahead without the two minutes of play. After a center from the right after a band serve that fell to his feet to Guevara In the small area. He finished off how the Vitorian center could also but also Unai Simon that cleared. Guridi he took the rejection but also Yeray He reacted quick to block the Gipuzkoan shot.
Athletic reacted and tried to bring command in the game, although the crash thickened and for minutes it was monopolized by Partial and his fight with the centrals. Especially Diarawith which in each dispute the referee stopped the game.
In that dynamic, Athletic's only threat came in centers from the sides. In one of channels, a corner serve, Yuri He finished off and two closed from the right of left -handed Buck He was firm and did not get carried away by his danger.
They also encouraged the first half a fall in Sannadi in the area before Garcés And a hard shot of Palace Also well answered by Sivera.
On the other side of the field, Vicente threatened in a combination with Toni Martínez That ended up aborting Vivian. And a high header from Sannadi gave way to rest.
The tonic of the clash was maintained in the second half, which opened in the areas a yeray header, to another corner thrown by channels, which left for millimeters. Toni Martínez tried to emulate a center of Vicente and a rejection in Guridi from another channel center ended in corner.
Valverde began to move the bench He even put Sancet, down in recent games. And it worked. Since Athletic opened the scoring with a combination between Navarro and Galarreta.
Sancet focused on Guruzetathat missed the auction but with the fortune that went to Sannadi and Manu Sánchezto the desperate, he finished off his own goal.
Open the marker, the clash, with the Alavés unable to make too much danger, was left to local counterattacks. Especially in Sannadi's boots, which forgave a Clear hand to hand Before Sivera that could end the game just at the beginning of a discount that lengthened nine minutes.
