Eibar continues to take advantage of the field factor to win at home, which it cannot achieve away, and this Saturday they defeated Zaragoza 2-1, a result that allows them to overtake the Aragonese team in the table and get closer to the promotion positions. .
The first opportunity of the game was for Eibar and came in the 4th minute with a long shot from Toni Villa Well run, although it was slightly elevated.
First minutes of testing. Zaragoza wanted to make a good performance away from home and from the beginning accepted the challenge of playing face to face with the gunsmith team.
Madariaga with a cross ball he took the ball to the first intervention, without great trouble, from Femenías.
The reappearance of Matheus in Eibar’s starting eleven After several weeks in the dry dock it gave mobility to the local team. Zaragoza did not lose face and opted for advanced pressure in search of Eibar’s failure.
In the 21st minute a good combination started by Toni Villa, He continued with his transfer of the ball to Jorge Pascual and He attended the center of the area Doorswho after getting rid of his marker, finished masterfully at the center of the goal, thus scoring Eibar’s first.
Quick reaction from Zaragoza, who in the next play were about to tie with a shot from the edge of the area that was stopped good MagunagoitiaAt the next corner kick Aketxe sent the ball to Luna, who, with his head and back, crashed the ball into the crossbar in another clear chance for the visitors.
Arambarri head He scared Zaragoza again a few minutes later. The game was very attractive in those moments. Eibar continued with determination and Corpas tested Femenías from afar, who responded with a good save.
The next one was for Zaragoza with a shot from Calero that Magunagoitia He had no difficulties in stopping. The last minutes of the first half dropped in intensity and half-time was reached with the slightest Gipuzkoa advantage.
The second period began with an opportunity for Eibar after a Pascual’s header without seeing the goal, which Femenías stopped. It was a premonition since in the next play, in the 53rd minute, Mada took advantage of a precise cross from Cristian to be shot at will from inside the area and through the center of the goal to the handy goalkeeper, thus extending the Gunners’ advantage to 2-0.
Eibar then tried to control the tempo. In this way, his offensive side decreased. The tactic was effective since until almost the 70th minute nothing can be mentioned other than a harmless shot from afar by Corpas in the chances chapter.
But Zaragoza had not said its last word and Liso got his team back into the game after a personal play in which he did everything himself, the entry and a powerful and well-placed shot low and from the right that shortened the distance.
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But the team was already low on strength and although they tried to complete the job, the good defensive work of Eibar, which defended its minimal advantage very well, made it impossible for Zaragoza to take any point from Ipurua.
Technical sheet:
2. Eibar: Magunagoitia, Corpas, Arambarri, Chema Rodríguez, Cristian (Arrillaga, m. 75), Sergio Álvarez, Matheus (Nolaskoain, m. 67), Mada, Toni Villa (Guruzeta, m. 67), Puertas (Alkain, m. 75) and Pascual (Bautista, d. 85).
1. Zaragoza: Femenías, Luna, Lluis López, Jair, Clemente (Sans, m, 70), Calero, Aketxe (Liso, m. 61), Francho, Aguado (Soberón, m. 70), Adu Ares (Moya, m. . 61), and Iván (Marí, d. 78).
Goals: 1-0 m. 21. Doors. 2-0, m. 53. Mada. 2-1, m. 80. Smooth.
Referee: Sergiu Muresan, from the Valencian Committee. In the 24th minute he admonished Adu. In the 36th minute he saw Jair get a yellow card. In 61 he admonished Chema Rodríguez and in 63 Matheus. In the 68th minute he admonished Puertas. In ’81 to Sans and in ’83 he saw the yellow card Calero.
Incidents: Rainy and cold afternoon, completely wintery, in Ipurua. 4,779 spectators gathered.
