Asier Villalibre gives reasons to Gaizka Garitano to have more minutes. The forward gave a new air to the team yesterday in Ipurua when he jumped onto the pitch to replace Jon morcillo, who had done well up to that moment, especially in the play of the first visitor goal, when he led in a magnificent way a counter that culminated Unai lopez with a good launch that slipped into the goal defended by Dmitrovic after hitting the right stick.
Kike Garcia tied as soon as the second half began with an unappealable header to a magnificent corner kick from Pedro Leon and Derio's coach reacted quickly to silence criticism that accused him of making the changes late. The Gernika player took over from the Zornotza winger in the 58th minute, with more than half an hour left to try to achieve the first victory of the 2020-21 season after losing in Granada in the league debut (2-0) .
Villalibre stood at the tip of the attack next to Williams Y Athletic began to put Eibar in their field. Raul Garcia Y Muniain They were placed on the bands and their inward play left the lanes free for Ander Capa Y Yuri berchiche, who returned to the team after overcoming his pubalgia discomfort, did damage with his raids. Once again, the importance of the wings was demonstrated.
Nine minutes after leaving, Villalibre was one of the protagonists of the goal of Williams which was finally canceled by the VAR. Dani Garcia enabled the forward on the left wing and his pass to the area was finished off by the '9'. From Cerro Grande, the person in charge of directing the video arbitration from Las Rozas, drew the lines and saw the ‘20’ offside in a highly disputed decision that is not clear even after the image made public from the VOR room.
The tie continued to prevail on the scoreboard until Unai lopez he made the second four minutes into regulation time after a good play from the right wing.
The Donostiarra was the main protagonist of the second league game played by the Bilbaoans after the postponement of the appointment against Barça de San Mamés, which will be played on January 6 next year, but Villalibre he returned to vindicate himself before his coach to agree with those who already ask for his ownership.
The ‘Búfalo’ played a little over a quarter of an hour in the premiere of Los Cármenes, replacing Raul Garcia in a gray game by visiting parties in which only the good work developed by Black pudding. On that occasion, he did not have balls in conditions to be noticed in the game.
Villalibre He played 19 games last season, only five of them starting, with 3 goals to his credit and 530 minutes played. 344 were before the stoppage motivated by the health crisis of Covid-19 and 186 after, when he already offered reasons to think that he could be counted on in the absence of a pure nine in the staff after the withdrawal of Aritz aduriz. Yesterday in Ipurua he ratified this impression again. That of Gernika grows day by day.