Alaves - Sevilla - 4:3. Spanish Championship, 2nd round. Match review, statistics

On 21 August, one of the matches of the 2nd round of the Spanish Football Championship took place. Alaves (Spain) and Sevilla (Spain) met.

Алавес - Севилья - 4:3. Чемпионат Испании, 2-й тур. Обзор матча, статистика

Spanish Championship, 2nd round

Alaves (Spain) - Sevilla (Spain) - 4:3 (2:2)
Goals: L. Rioja (7), R. Duarte (44), Kike García (54), Kike García (59) - A. Abqar (15), Erik Lamela (41), Mir (90+7).

Warnings: Gudel (62), Andoni Gorosabel (90+1), Torres (90+9).

Review of the match Alaves - Sevilla:

In an exciting La Liga match, Alaves and Sevilla met at the Estadio de Mendisorrosa stadium. It was a tense battle that gave the spectators a lot of goals and drama. At half-time the score was 2-2, but the result was favourable for Alaves, who defeated Sevilla 4-3. The match got off to a fast start: Alaves took the lead as early as the 7th minute. L. Rioja headed the ball into the net, which infuriated the spectators. However, the joy was short-lived: on 15 minutes Sevilla equalised thanks to an unlucky goal by A. Abcar. After that Sevilla took control of the game, went forward and created many chances. In the 41st minute E. Lamela put the visitors ahead, giving them the lead. But just before the break Alaves got back on track and R. Duarte scored an important goal, making the score 2:2. The second half started with a flurry of substitutions. Instead of Fernando and A. Pedrosa, Sevilla were replaced by I. Rakitic and M. A. Akhmetov. Rakitic and M. Acuna, hoping to regain the lead. However, Alaves were the first to score, with C. Garcia scoring in the 54th minute. The striker didn't stop there and five minutes later scored again, making a double and securing a 4:2 lead. Later Sevilla tried to get back on track.

On 60 minutes, L. Ocampos was substituted for O. Torres. But "Alaves" held on and even received several yellow cards, and in the 62nd minute one of them was received by N. Gudel from "Sevilla". Both teams made substitutions: in the 67th minute Alaves replaced J. Alcain with J. Lopez, and in the 75th minute Sevilla replaced J. Jordan and Suso with J. Corona and R. Mira respectively. Alaves also made two substitutions: in the 79th minute, C. Garcia replaced M. Sylla and C. Benavides replaced A. Blanco. The match was entering its final minutes and the tension was palpable. Alaves made two more substitutions: in the 87th minute, R. Duarte replaced R. Marin and L. Rioja replaced M. de la Fuente. Meanwhile, in the 90th minute, A. Gorosabel and O. Torres received yellow cards for Alaves and Sevilla respectively. With seconds left in the match, Sevilla went on the attack in an attempt to equalise. The efforts bore fruit: in the 90th minute, R. Mir hit the net, creating a tense final situation. However, Sevilla failed to equalise and the match ended with a 4-3 victory for Alaves. The Alaves vs Sevilla match will go down in La Liga history as a thrilling encounter full of goals, drama and interesting substitutions. It emphasised the competitiveness and unpredictability of Spanish football, leaving fans in suspense until the final whistle.

In the next round, the following matches await the rivals: Getafe - Alaves, Sevilla - Girona.

Алавес - Севилья - 4:3. Чемпионат Испании, 2-й тур. Обзор матча, статистика

Statistics of the match Alaves - Sevilla:

Alaves Sevilla
7 Kicks to the goal 1
14 Kicks 11
0 Blocked shots 6
10 Penalty kicks 3
4 Kicks from outside the penalty box 8
14 Offences 12
4 Corner 4
0 Offsides 1
33% Ball possession 67%
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Keeper saves 3
259 Total assists 537
162 Accurate assists 452
63% Accuracy of passes 84%
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