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Levante UD lets victory slip away in the last moment.

Levante UD 1-1 Girona FC

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Levante UD was very close to achieving their second consecutive victory in a match where they gave their all and doubled their efforts after playing for more than 30 minutes with one player less. Carlos Espí scored for the second consecutive week, but Girona FC managed to equalize in injury time.

The match began with Girona FC trying to maintain possession of the ball, although without posing any real threat to the opposing goal. The first clear chance came from the granota team after an assist from Oriol Rey to Paco Cortés. The ‘27’ entered the box from the left wing and his shot forced Gazzaniga to intervene to deflect the ball's trajectory. The youth player received an ovation from the crowd. The clock reached the first half-hour mark when the home team came close to scoring again. It was with a good combination between Matías Moreno and Iván Romero near the box. The Argentine struck with a cross-shot that went slightly wide.

Luís Castro's team created the clearest opportunities, trying to break the deadlock. Olasagasti also tried with a powerful shot from outside the box that the goalkeeper deflected. The first half ended without the Levante players finding the reward for their efforts.

After the restart, the granota team quickly found the reward they had been seeking for so long. Víctor García, from the right, delivered a perfect cross into the box for Carlos Espí to rise and head the ball into the back of the net. Eight minutes later, Levante UD was reduced to ten men after the referee showed a red card to Olasagasti. With many minutes still to play, the Levante players had to redouble their efforts to protect their lead. Girona FC tried to take advantage of their numerical superiority on the field, but the azulgranas defended their area tooth and nail.

Alejandro Francés tried his luck with a header that Ryan saved, and the granota team pushed forward again to try to extend their lead and face the final stretch of the match with more ease. Víctor García delivered a good cross from the right, and Matturro tried to surprise with a header that went wide.

With much at stake in the final minutes, an Axel Witsel header in front of the goal hit the crossbar. In injury time, Joel Roca scored against the Levante goal. Initially, the referee disallowed the goal for offside, but after reviewing the VAR, the goal was awarded, preventing Levante UD from securing three very important points.

Match summary
Levante
Levante
LALIGA EA SPORTS · M27
1
-
1
Ciutat de Valencia
Girona
Girona
Line-ups
Mathew Ryan photo
13Mathew Ryan
Paulo Gazzaniga photo
13Paulo Gazzaniga
Jeremy Toljan photo
22Jeremy Toljan
Hugo Rincón photo
02Hugo Rincón53
Manu Sánchez photo
23Manu Sánchez
Arnau Martínez photo
04Arnau Martínez62
Jon Olasagasti photo
08Jon Olasagasti
Axel Witsel photo
20Axel Witsel
Adrián de la Fuente photo
04Adrián de la Fuente
Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis photo
12Vitor de Oliveira Nunes dos Reis
Matías Moreno photo
02Matías Moreno
Daley Blind photo
17Daley Blind
26Kareem Tunde17
Viktor Tsygankov photo
15Viktor Tsygankov
Oriol Rey photo
20Oriol Rey77
Fran Beltrán photo
08Fran Beltrán71
Carlos Espí photo
19Carlos Espí65
Vladyslav Vanat photo
19Vladyslav Vanat
Iván Romero photo
09Iván Romero65
Thomas Lemar photo
11Thomas Lemar71
Paco Cortés photo
27Paco Cortés77
Claudio Echeverri photo
14Claudio Echeverri53
Substitutes
Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro photo
Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro
Míchel Sánchez photo
Míchel Sánchez
Pablo Campos photo
01Pablo Campos
Rubén Blanco photo
01Rubén Blanco
Alan Matturro photo
03Alan Matturro77
Joel Roca photo
03Joel Roca53
Diego Pampín photo
06Diego Pampín
David López photo
05David López
José Luis Morales photo
11José Luis Morales
Abel Ruiz photo
09Abel Ruiz71
Unai Vencedor photo
12Unai Vencedor77
Alejandro Francés photo
16Alejandro Francés53
Kervin Arriaga photo
16Kervin Arriaga65
Azzedine Ounahi photo
18Azzedine Ounahi62
Víctor García photo
17Víctor García17
Iván Martín photo
23Iván Martín71
Iker Losada photo
18Iker Losada
Vladyslav Krapyvtsov photo
25Vladyslav Krapyvtsov
Karl Etta Eyong photo
21Karl Etta Eyong65
Lancinet Kourouma photo
29Lancinet Kourouma
Álex Primo photo
32Álex Primo
Dani Cervera photo
37Dani Cervera
55Tai Abed
Goals
Carlos Espí
49
(1 - 0)
(1 - 1)
Joel Roca
93
Match officials
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Referee
Guadalupe Porras Ayuso
Additional assistant referee#1
Alejandro Estevez Iglesias
Additional assistant referee#2
Rubén Ruiperez Marín
Fourth official
Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
Video Assistant Referee
Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Assistant VAR Official