Athletic 2-Raise 0 | Berenguer and Williams resurrect Athletic

First ownership, premiere in San Mamés and a goal that takes Athletic out of pain. Berenguer will not forget this October 18, 2020 for a long time. The team had four defeats in a row in their field, desecrated as never in its history, and there were no more excuses. Either the Levante, which is not just any halt, was won, or the storm, driven by the “Llorente case,” threatened to move the foundations. The former Torino player had been willful but not very clairvoyant until minute 68 at the end. Until he put on the superman cape and in a deep pass from Dani García he was riding with Postigo and defined the far post masterfully.

Garitano's team lifted off a good weight. After that relief, Berenguer went to the other band, the right, so that Morcillo would occupy the left-handed bank. And a fine internship of this allowed to serve a candy to Williams, who took advantage of the call from behind to control the ball in the small area and have time to ensure what would be a dunk in basketball. Goodbye to seven months and 10 days without seeing the door. It came to him like eating, he reconciled with himself, because then he launched a sparkling 50-meter race and in hand-in-hand with Koke, he kicked it off when he tried to cross it.

Athletic uncorked the champagne like this, put the streamers to a good game, serious in defense (with Yeray this is something else and Dani García was much more forceful), without taking Levante out of the corset (Campaña and Rochina canceled, with the sides more pending to defend, and a Morales who didn't even smell her) and with good combinative moments. Two goals, chances and control of the game allowed him to break the resistance of the granota team. And he did it just when things were not looking good. After the break, Paco López's box was trying to strike for the first time in the morning in Bilbao, rubbing the ball and wearing down the enemy, after a scare from Raúl García to the crossbar. But the granota defense was asleep.

The rojiblanco team was much better in the 90 minutes. Starting with the first half, of course, against a very well structured Levante but without breaking as he divinely does in search of the opposite goal. But what is next in importance to the goal was lacking: the last pass, the murderous fang in the domain of Koke Vegas. There were hardly any chances: one by Muniain who served Malsa in the line and two arrivals of cape and Williams. Miramón reached the bottom line after sending Rochina, but There was hardly any news from the Levant. Athletic, who came out very well, had the ball and set the tone, but that is not usually an indication of positive results. Clerc and Miramón are long wingers and Vezo and Postigo are not comfortable when they play space, so the rojiblancos tested the direct game and in the first quarter of an hour they already had four offensive shots, while the granotas only appeared with a midfield shot trying to surprise Unai Simón.

A determined run by Balenziaga (he ate Morales), who rarely experiences what life is like in the enemy area, almost made it 1-0. Miramón charged him from behind and stuck out his arm to knock him down, as if that were not enough, he brushed the ball from below to take it for a corner, although Alberola Rojas perceived a slight contact. He whistled a penalty but the VAR denied him. The granotas were blurred, with Melero ahead of his usual position to work high pressure and dominate the Bilbao sky. The game had many stops, it did not pick up the rhythm and the pupils of Paco López poundingly repeated his score waiting for events, sleeping the shock.

In the Garitano troop, the lack of definition of roles of Raúl García and Muniain weighs too much at times in a negative way, and it was difficult for Capa to take that entire lane that Muniain lends him when he gets inside. The locals varied their weapons: two Berenguer internships gave joy to a team that needs this type of players with a spark in the one on one, although this time Unai López was not as deep as in Ipurua, although she showed her class from time to time, as in a subtle heel after Muniain's pass and in Capa's boarding school. Vezo was in all the fights, even in a Williams boarding that seemed clear and was not whistled. Iñaki this time was a whirlwind. His work, with the diver on, even had the goal award.