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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 UD
Levante UD
LALIGA EA SPORTS · M27
1
-
1
Ciutat de Valencia
Girona FC
Girona FC
Line-ups
Ryan photo
13Ryan
Gazzaniga photo
13Gazzaniga
M. Moreno photo
02M. Moreno
H. Rincón photo
02H. Rincón53
Dela photo
04Dela
Arnau photo
04Arnau62
Toljan photo
22Toljan
Vitor Reis photo
12Vitor Reis
Manu Sánchez photo
23Manu Sánchez
Blind photo
17Blind
Olasagasti photo
08Olasagasti
Fran Beltran photo
08Fran Beltran71
I. Romero photo
09I. Romero65
Lemar photo
11Lemar71
O. Rey photo
20O. Rey77
Echeverri photo
14Echeverri53
26K. Tunde17
Tsygankov photo
15Tsygankov
P. Cortes photo
27P. Cortes77
Witsel photo
20Witsel
C. Espí photo
19C. Espí65
Vanat photo
19Vanat
Substitutes
Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro
Míchel Sánchez
P. Campos photo
01P. Campos
01Ruben Blanco
A. Primo photo
32A. Primo
Krapyvtsov photo
25Krapyvtsov
A. Matturro photo
03A. Matturro77
David Lopez photo
05David Lopez
Pampin photo
06Pampin
A. Francés photo
16A. Francés53
Víctor G. photo
17Víctor G.17
Joel Roca photo
03Joel Roca53
Vencedor photo
12Vencedor77
Ounahi photo
18Ounahi62
Arriaga photo
16Arriaga65
Iván Martín photo
23Iván Martín71
Dani Cervera photo
37Dani Cervera
Lass photo
29Lass
A. J. Morales photo
11A. J. Morales
Abel Ruiz photo
09Abel Ruiz71
Iker photo
18Iker
Etta Eyong photo
21Etta Eyong65
55Tai Abed
Goals
C. Espí
49
(1 - 0)
(1 - 1)
Joel Roca
93
Match officials
Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Referee
Guadalupe Porras Ayuso
Lineman#1
Alejandro Estevez Iglesias
Lineman#2
Rubén Ruiperez Marín
Fourth official
Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez
Video Assistant Referee
Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Assistant VAR Official