The home side won 3-0 at the Mestalla. Those led by Manuel Pellegrini’s patched-up side held on until the 61st minute, when Edgar’s dismissal opened the door to goals from Hugo Almeida from a free kick, Guillamón from a penalty and a Justin Kluivert conquest in stoppage time.
An unknown Betis showed his worst face during the visit to Valencia. the box of Manuel Pellegrini who were without Claudio Bravo due to injury, fell 3-0 outright to the cast of Mestalla.
Because the Bético team was very far from that neat and vertical team that they have in the top positions of La Liga. At least in the first half, when he passed the ball to the home team, who proved to be much more effective, especially on the wings.
The cast led by Gennaro Gattuso tried to press high from the start and the script went well. He cornered the midfielder and cut the circuits of William Carvalho, the driving force behind the Betis cast.
And even if he had the ball, he lacked the necessary depth to complicate goalkeeper Rui Silva, replacing the Chilean Claudio Bravo, who was not called up due to soleus muscle discomfort according to El Ingeniero in the preview of the match.
At 18 minutes, the Ché side had the expensive first chance, but Hugo Duro couldn’t define the game and his cross was pushed back by the Betis defence. The match continued in the same dynamic and the Chilean team did not come out of its lethargy.
A high shot from Willian José that didn’t hit the youngster Juan Cruz and an obligatory cross from Senegalese World Cup player Youssouf Sabaly, were the only risky plays for the Sevilla side.
In the last quarter of the first half, Valencia advanced the lines even further and Samu Castillejo has taken control of the local game. A long volley from the same old Milan almost slipped into Rui Silva’s goal, it could have been 1-0, 28 minutes into the game.
In the next game, the American Yunus Musah – another who will be in the World Cup – was the clearest. His formidable left foot hits the left post of Rui Silva and, on the rebound, the American fails to give direction to his shot.
At 36 minutes, the young Cruz was very close to making the difference for Betis, which forced a fine reaction from Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
In the last game just before half-time, Castillejo completed the goal from the small box, but his shot was well contained by the substitution of the Chilean Bravo in the Andalusian goal.
horror ending
In injury time, in the pouring rain, the Italian coach’s side escalated their high pressure and laid bare, even more, the role of the Santiago coach’s uneven squad.
But Betis’ fate was defined within minutes. At 61′, central Edgar saw the second yellow in less than eight minutes. The Sevilla team was left with ten men, while the free kick resulting from this foul by Hugo Almeida made it 1-0 for the orange team.
The goal definitely lowered the intentions and spirits of the visitors. Thus, ten minutes from the end, a foul by Alex Moreno on the freshly entered Justin Kluivert resulted in a penalty.
Hugo Guillamón beat the Andalusian keeper with a shot and Valencia led 2-0 in a game where they have always been superior. The punishment was too much for those led by Pellegrini, who were overwhelmed by the bats’ club superiority.
In stoppage time, Kluivert made it 3-0 in a quick finish as the Valencians secured a deserved win against the unruly Andalusian side.
Betis picked up their fourth La Liga defeat and sit in sixth place in the competition, just before the tour that will bring the Hispanic team to South America to play against River Plate and summer camp .
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Source: Latercera
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