He Oviedo missed a good chance to capitalize on the pothole Malaga and get out of The
Rose garden with the three points, in the reunion, three days after the appointment that both of them already starred in the Cup
of the
King.
The Malaga team with only two players who repeated the cup match against the same rival, started more aggressive, very vertical, comfortable and with authority in the center of the field, which they dominated thanks to a rapid circulation of the ball.
The first action of the match, after a short corner between the midfielders Christian
Rodriguez and the Franco-Algerian Yanis
Rahmani, the latter took advantage of it to run into the area and launch a shot, unopposed, which meant the first goal.
The defense of Oviedo, firm until then, made a serious mistake by not closing the strategy play of the Malaga.
The Oviedo team, despite the hard blow suffered as soon as it started, advanced lines, locked up the rival and began to look for the Malaguista area with Rodri, the Argentinian White
Leschuk, Sangalli and Javi
Wed, who had several occasions, but they were not right.
He Malaga succumbed after the goal, ended the first half badly and started the second worse without being able to prevent the Oviedo was the protagonist and that he got the equalizer in a personal play of the midfielder Nahuel, which he perfectly defined against the goalkeeper Dani
Neighborhood.
A reaction was expected from Malaga in an open game in which the Oviedo he was better and he had clear chances to win, but the definition was not correct.
He Malaga could change the trajectory of the match with a penalty for a hand from the Oviedo defender Luke
Godson, which required the review of the VAR and that was finally annulled.
He Oviedo breathed, took advantage of the expulsion of the central Alberto
Escassi, which descended to Malaga, although his lack of punch condemned him to a draw.
(+) See the summary of the match
– Data sheet:
1.- Málaga CF: Dani Barrio; Ismael Casas (Alexander González, d. 82), Lombán, Escassi, Cristo; Rahmani, Cristian Rodríguez, Ramón Enríquez, Joaquín Muñoz (Orlando Sá, m. 82); Caye Quintana (Jairo, m. 67) and Chavarría (Juande, m. 84).
1.- Real Oviedo: Femenias; Juanjo Nieto, Arribas, Bolaño, Lucas; Sangalli, Jimmy, Javi Mier, Nahuel (Riki, d. 87); Blanco Leschuk (Borja Valle, m. 75) and Rodrigo (Obeng, m. 75).
1-0, M. 13: Rahmani. 1-1, M. 51: Nahuel.
Referee: Gálvez Rascón (Madrid Committee). He admonished the locals Escassi (m. 32) (m. 84) and Cristian Rodríguez (m. 90) and, the visitors Rodrigo (m. 25), Juanjo Nieto (m. 45) and Jimmy (m. 82).
Incidents: Match corresponding to the twenty-first day of the SmartBank League played at the La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga behind closed doors.