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Real Betis Overpowers Alavés after Sedlar’s Red Card
Real Betis secured victory in their visit to the Estadio de Mendizorroza, defeating an Alavés side that ended the match with one player less after the red card shown to Aitor Sedlar in the 86th minute.
The game started at a slow pace with few clear opportunities. The first warning came in the 4th minute, when Sedlar received a yellow card for a foul on a Betis player. The green and white side had more possession and created more chances, but Alavés defended with order and looked for opportunities on the counter-attack.
The second half began with a change of pace from Betis, who relentlessly sought the goal. In the 63rd minute, Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini made a triple substitution to seek more attacking depth. Betis’ pressure paid off in the 86th minute, when Sedlar was sent off after receiving a second yellow card. Alavés was forced to play with one man less, and Betis took advantage of the situation to seal the game with a goal in the 88th minute.
Betis dominated possession (62%) and had 15 shots, 3 of them on target, while Alavés managed only 5 shots, just one of them on target. Betis also won 7 corner kicks, compared to 3 for Alavés. In terms of yellow cards, Betis received 4 while Alavés received 1. Additionally, Alavés suffered the red card of Sedlar, while Betis did not receive any red cards.
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Substitutions real betis: at minute 46 R. Perraud came in and R. Rodriguez went out., at minute 63 A. Ezzalzouli came in and Juanmi went out., at minute 63 C. Avila came in and A. Ruibal went out., at minute 76 Rodri came in and P. Fornals went out., at minute 86 Natan came in and M. Bartra went out.
Substitutions alaves: at minute 61 L. Romero came in and T. Conechny went out., at minute 61 C. Martin came in and Stoichkov went out., at minute 77 C. Benavidez came in and A. Guevara went out., at minute 77 J. Guridi came in and K. Garcia went out., at minute 88 M. Diarra came in and C. Vicente went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Alaves
Titulares:
Real Betis
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