On 28 May, one of the matches of the 37th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Valencia (Spain) and Espanyol (Spain) met.
Spain Championship, Matchday 37
Valencia (Spain) - Espanyol (Spain) - 2:2 (1:1)
Goals: D. Lopez (38), Samuel Lino (90+3) - K. Montes (40), Braithwaite (50).
Warnings: C. Montes (12), Gil (37), Alex Vidal (90), Braithwaite (90+2)
The football match between Valencia and Espanyol at the Estadio de Mestalla was a thrilling encounter in which both teams battled until the final whistle. The score was 1-1 at half-time and 2-2 in regulation time. The first significant development in the match came in the 12th minute when Espanyol player C. Montes received a yellow card. Valencia made their first substitution in the 34th minute, replacing T. Lato with S. Lino. In the 37th minute, Espanyol's O Gil was yellow-carded. Valencia broke the deadlock in the 38th minute when D. Lopez scored. However, Espanyol quickly equalised in the 40th minute thanks to a goal from C. Montes. Espanyol started the second half strongly and M. Braithwaite got on the scoresheet in the 50th minute. Valencia responded with two substitutions in the 62nd minute with T. Correia and Nico replacing D. Fulquier and J. Duro.
Espanyol also made two substitutions in the 67th minute, replacing A. Pedrosa with B. Olivan and Vinicius Souza with D. Suárez. Valencia made one last substitution in the 82nd minute, replacing E. Cavani with D. Lopez, who scored a goal. Espanyol also made one last substitution in the 84th minute, replacing A. Vidal with J. Puado. The last few minutes of the game were tense as both teams looked to pull out a win. In the last minute of the game, two yellow cards were shown to Espanyol players, A. Vidal and M. Braithwaite. In the 90th minute, Espanyol made one last substitution, substituting S. Gomes in place of F. Calero. However, it was Valencia who drew level with S. Lino in stoppage time, with the game ending in a 2-2 draw. Overall, the match was a tense encounter between two equal teams. Both Valencia and Espanyol fought hard for victory, but in the end they had to settle for one point. As the La Liga season continues, there's more action to come.
In the next round, Betis will face Valencia and Espanyol will face Almeria.
| Valencia | Espanyol | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 19 | Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty area | 4 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 12 | Offences | 12 |
| 10 | Corner | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 54% | Possession of the ball | 46% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 415 | Total assists | 368 |
| 330 | Accurate passes | 281 |
| 80% | Accuracy of transmissions | 76% |