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Celta Vigo Overcomes Rayo Vallecano in a Tense Match
Vigo, Spain – Celta Vigo defeated Rayo Vallecano in a hard-fought match at the Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, marked by intensity and cards. Celta, with 49% ball possession, capitalized on their chances to overcome a Rayo Vallecano side that, despite having 51% possession and more shots (14 compared to Celta’s 10), failed to convert.
The score was opened in the 40th minute with a goal from S. Carreira, assisted by H. Alvarez, giving the home team the initial lead. However, the first half didn’t end without controversy, as H. Alvarez received a yellow card shortly before the break.
In the second half, B. Zaragoza extended Celta’s lead in the 54th minute with a penalty goal. The match became even more tense, with a flurry of yellow cards for both teams, including G. Gumbau, H. Sotelo, C. Martin, I. Palazon, I. Aspas and O. Mingueza. The turning point came in the 66th minute, when N. Mendy of Rayo Vallecano received a red card, leaving his team with ten men. Finally, J. Rueda sealed Celta’s victory in the 79th minute with a goal.
Rayo Vallecano, despite having more shots and more corners (7 compared to Celta’s 5), could not convert their dominance into goals. The match, refereed by Mateo Busquets Ferrer, resulted in four yellow cards for Celta and three yellow cards and one red card for Rayo Vallecano, reflecting the high intensity of the encounter.
Substitutions rayo vallecano: at minute 61 G. Gumbau came in and R. Nteka went out., at minute 61 Pacha came in and Alemao went out., at minute 68 C. Martin came in and J. Vertrouwd went out., at minute 78 J. de Frutos came in and O. Trejo went out., at minute 79 I. Palazon came in and F. Perez went out.
Substitutions celta vigo: at minute 63 H. Alvarez came in and W. Swedberg went out., at minute 63 H. Sotelo came in and M. Roman went out., at minute 71 J. Rodriguez came in and M. Fernandez went out., at minute 71 O. Mingueza came in and J. Rueda went out., at minute 83 C. Starfelt came in and H. Burcio went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celta Vigo
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