On 10 March, one of the matches of the 28th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Alaves (Spain) and Rayo Vallecano (Spain) met.
Spanish Championship, 28th round
Alaves (Spain) - Rayo Vallecano (Spain) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Andoni Gorosabel (44)
Warnings: Isi Palazón (13), A. Abqar (28), Alfonso Espino (30).
In a tense La Liga match between Alaves and Rayo Vallecano, Alaves came away with a 1-0 victory at the Estadio de Mendisorrosa. In the first half, Alaves took the lead on 44 minutes thanks to a goal from A. Gorosabel and led 1-0 at half-time. This goal was the only difference between the rivals in the second half. In an attempt to get back into the game, Rayo Vallecano made a number of substitutions.
A. Espino was replaced by P. Chavarria in the 46th minute, R. de Tomas and C. Perez came on in place of S. Camelo and M. Crespo in the 63rd minute, and P. Cissa replaced R. Falcao in the 79th minute. However, these changes were not enough to level the score: "Alaves also made several substitutions: L. Rioja and A. Rebbach came on in the 71st minute, S. Omorodion and C. Garcia in the same minute, and J. Guridi, C. Benavidez, C. Vicente and A. Sola in the 79th minute. N. Tenaglia replaced A. Gorosabel in the 85th minute. The match ended with Alaves holding a 1-0 lead, with A. Blanco receiving a yellow card in the 90th minute. Alaves won with great difficulty, and they will be glad to take all three points in this La Liga match.
The next round of matches await the rivals: Athletic - Alaves, Rayo Vallecano - Betis.
| Alaves | Rayo Vallecano | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 12 | Blows | 7 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty kicks | 0 |
| 6 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 12 | Offences | 10 |
| 7 | Corner | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 33% | Ball possession | 67% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 280 | Total assists | 579 |
| 200 | Accurate assists | 495 |
| 71% | Accuracy of passes | 85% |