0-0, Masip moves Valladolid away from relegation at Celta's expense

Distribution of points this Wednesday in Pucela, a much more valuable draw for Valladolid than for Celta, who still see the abyss of descent too close.

And is that with the scratched point the pucelano box is placed with 33 points, eight from the descent, a good mattress. But the Galicians, with the required income achieved, stays with 27, just two from the descent that Mallorca opens.

The great ‘culprit’ of the goalless draw recorded in Pucela was local goalkeeper Masip, who saved Aspas a penalty in 51’, The key play of the duel, because Celta, without making a great match, sometimes, deserved to have scored. A decisive stop.

The first part was marked by the score, the caution and the midfielder of two teams that played a lot and did not risk. Celta, most needy, started taking the initiative, but little by little Valladolid, more vertical and direct, bit more.

In 23 ’ Joaquín combed a ball to the center of Míchel, to scare the Celtic goalkeeper. But clearer was the local occasion that came to the edge of the break, one against Toni Villa, who went to the kitchen but Rubén aborted in extremis the danger (41 ’). The party came to rest with a timid Smolov occasion and the 0-0 did not move, just result to the equality seen.

On resumption Celta came out with better spirit and soon he announced that he was going with everything to the triumph. So in 51 ’, Aspas took a tight left footed shot from the front, but Masip he guessed the intention.

He kept squeezing the box in Vigo and Fran Beltrán, in 69 ’, had a chance to open the melon, but Masip comfortably repelled it. But the key play of the game was yet to come. In '71, clear hands from Alcaraz in the area they were punished with a penalty in favor of Celta, which opened the sky. Aspas, life insurance, he took the responsibility to kick the maximum penalty, but it was the night of Masip and the goalkeeper of Valladolid, stellar, guessed the shot at ‘9’, scoring the goal that the celestial bench was already singing. Denis He had a good chance in the discount, but his shot went out and the 0-0 did not move.

The decisive stop of Masip led to Valladolid It will take you a valuable point that takes you away from the hell of the table. Celta must continue rowing to try not to burn down.

0 – Real Valladolid: Masip; Moyano, Joaquín, Salisu, Nacho Martínez; Óscar Plano (San Emeterio, m.62), Alcaraz, Míchel (Hervías, m.62), Toni Villa (Waldo, m.74); Enes Ünal and Guardiola (Ben Arfa, m.74).

0 – Celta de Vigo: Rubén; Kevin (Brais Méndez, m.91), Aidoo, Murillo, Araujo, Olaza; Rafinha, Okay, Beltrán; Aspas, Smolov (Denis Suárez, m.63).

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura Committee). He showed yellow card to Joaquín (m.50), Rubén Alcaraz (m.58), Waldo (m.91), from Real Valladolid, and Okay (m.30), Smolov (m.35), Murillo (m.61 ), from Celta de Vigo.

Incidents: Match corresponding to the twenty-ninth day of LaLiga Santander, played at the José Zorrilla stadium. The players of Real Valladolid and Celta, during the warm-up, wore a shirt in tribute to the victims of the coronavirus and, before the start of the match, a minute of silence was observed for them.

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