CUP (EIGHTH) | VALLADOLID 2 – LEVANTE 4 Levante takes advantage of the gifts from Pucela and advances to the quarterfinals

Levante advanced round in the Copa del Rey without going through too much trouble, taking advantage of the weak defense of a Real Valladolid that had moments, if not of good play, but of struggle and struggle. After conceding several goals and finding themselves with two behind, the Blanquivioletas were able to draw, but the umpteenth gift allowed Morales to sentence a penalty. Eventually, the classification was deserved by who dominated the areas, a group, the granota, that lived a more placid afternoon than surely expected.

The meeting began with spirits, with the Pucela trying to shrink spaces and trying to hit them when he recovered the leather. Thus, in those early stages, he prevented Levante from running and, with the Toni Villa's mobility on the right wing, he tried to project himself. Soon, the Murcian broke his back and took advantage of the filtered pass by Kike Pérez to stand in front of Cárdenas and define toe under her legs.

The Levantine cadre quickly responded, met the wood by means of Malsa and put Roberto to the test with a shot from Son. And then Waldo made a missing on the front one of those that can be saved, and more so when you face a footballer like Enis Bardhi. The Macedonian did his magic by shooting below the barrier to the grid, where Pucela became the only team that does not throw a man to the ground in this type of action.

With the tie, the game fell open into indeterminacy, since there was no clear dominator and there were occasions. Waldo sought to face several times on the left, often fierce but eager, and erred in decision making almost always, even when he shot high near the visiting goal. In a swift attack, they brushed past the second by means of Rochina, which caused another level stop from Roberto, one-handed. Without much difference in the game, sometimes it began to be.

And then came the Vilarrasa error. The side gave a soft transfer backwards, which was left half (being generous) and that Joaquín was not expected, but that 'bit' Malsa. The Frenchman took advantage of the gift to stand in front of Roberto, take him to the side and define almost without an angle, signing a matched like the one experienced four days ago in the League. Thus, it spoiled the sensations of a Pucela that returned to give too much.

Continuing with the concessions, at the start of the second, Levante had several shipments from set pieces. Roberto squandered one, but could not with a second play sadly 'house brand'. Postigo finished off, the keeper rejected and Coke took advantage of Vilarrasa's fledgling to trim it and run to the goal widening the distances. The feeling could be a sentence, but the blanquivioletas were revealed. Sergio started by making three changes: Guardiola, Orellana and Weissman.

As soon as you enter, Orellana put a center to Weissman, which, intuitively, won the back of Rubén Vezo and finished headlong into the cage. A center-kick from Hervías and a free-kick from Alcaraz could become the equalizer. However, Pucela's verve was appeased by Alcaraz himself with an absurd penalty, as well as all the time that was lost until Morales' shot. The VAR needed a world for everything that seemed clear. After much urging him, Morales made the fourth and shelved, yes, to a clash decided by a shot in the foot of the premises.

So, Levante reach the quarterfinals six years later taking advantage of the many gifts of a team that was not inferior at stake, but where football is decided: in the areas. Along the way, and in case the flies, Paco López ended up getting several headlines, not to be. Necessity did not become a virtue; efficiency was enough, because the weak defensive of Real Valladolid did not live up to the alleged desire to go to the round.