Espanyol said goodbye to the season as judge and party in the Granada drama, which went to the Second Division after not getting past the draw against Luis Blanco’s team (0-0). If anyone expected a parakeet team without compromise, surrendered or defeated in Los Cármenes, the Blue and Whites made it clear that they did not travel to be a troupe and played one of the best away games of the season.
Gunpowder was missing, but there was intention, commitment and success in the proposal. And that’s a lot for a team sportingly unhorsed in recent weeks and without the expected leader for the bench. Undoubtedly, the anxiety of a Granada that was risking its life in its stadium collaborated in all of this.
No one can accuse the Espanyol players of a lack of professionalism, who for many minutes dominated an opponent much more in need. It is true that Diego López had to intervene on a couple of occasions to shots from Puertas and Jorge Molina, but from then on the local arrivals rarely ended up in danger.
Nico Melamed shone again, whose game is a direct message to the Blue and White sports management. His enormous mobility in association with Darder, Embarba and Puado made the team appear much more whole than on other visits this year.
A penalty missed by Jorge Molina at the hands of Cabrera was the great occasion in the second half for the Nasrids, who said goodbye to the category through the back door
0 – Grenada: Maximian; Quini, Victor Diaz, Sunday Duarte, Squire; Petrovic (Gonalons, m.84), Luis Milla (Yan Sold, m.32) (German, m.84); Antonio Puertas, Alex Collado (Bacca, m.84), Luis Suarez (Uzuni, m.61); and Jorge Molina.
0 – Spanish: Diego López (Calero, m.88); Aleix Vidal, Sergi Gómez, David López, Cabrera; Yangel Herrera, Darder; Vilhena (Didac, m.88), Embarba (Melendo, m.73), Nico Melamed (Wu Lei, m.73); and Puado (Koleosho, m.90).
Referee: Hernández Hernández (C. Canary). He showed a yellow card to the local Escudero (m.88).
Incidents: Match corresponding to matchday 38 of LaLiga Santander played at the Nuevo Los Cármenes Stadium before 19,333 spectators. Full.
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