On February 11, one of the matches of the 21st round of the Spanish Football Championship took place. There were "Almeria" (Spain) and "Betis" (Sevilla).
Spanish Championship, round 21
"Almeria" (Spain) — "Betis" (Seville) — 2:3 (1:1)
Goals: Luis Javier Suarez (27), Samuel Costa (63) - Canales (42), Guardado (70)
Warnings: Iñigo Eguaras (31), Babic (39), Gonzalez (49), Guardado (51), Guido Rodriguez (90)
Betis started the game well, scoring Rodri in the 6th minute. Almeria reacted quickly: L. Suarez scored a goal in the 27th minute. After 5 minutes, I. Eguaras received a yellow card in favor of the home team. Almeria made a substitution in the 33rd minute, releasing Chumi instead of R. Eli. S. Babich received a yellow card in the 39th minute. Immediately after the break, in the 42nd minute, S. Canales scored the second goal for Betis. Immediately before the start of the 2nd half, Almeria made a double substitution, replacing Eli and Pozo with J. Mendez and A. Pozo. E. Gonzalez received a yellow card in the 49th minute. Three minutes later, A. Guardado was also taken to the reserve for Betis. In the 58th minute, Almeria replaced G. Melero with the energetic E. B. Touré.
They were truly rewarded for their efforts when S. Costa scored in the 63rd minute. Real Betis made their first substitution in the 68th minute, replacing B. Iglesias with A. Perez. Everything depended on Guardado to bring out the winner, which he did in the 70th minute. Almeria brought Lazaro on for Embarba and F. Portillo on for Ramazani in the 73rd minute, while Real Betis made their third substitution in the 79th, replacing Rodri with Luis Enrique. The last map of the game went to G. Rodriguez in the 90th minute. As a result, Real Betis won a thrilling match between Almeria and Real Betis. The match played at the Power Horse Stadium - Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos ended with the score 2:3, the victory went to Betis.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Girona - Almeria, Betis - Valladolid.