Cádiz added three very important points in their fight for permanence, by beating Betis 0-2 in Seville, a team that had nothing come of it since Sergio Canales was sent off in the final stretch of the first half and that in the second half second was unhinged while the visitors’ goals arrived, to the point that they ended up with nine due to the expulsion of Aitor Ruibal as well.
The Béticos, who also lost Argentine central defender Germán Pezzella with an injury in the first half, found themselves up against an opponent who, regardless of the rival’s adversities, was very well placed on the field, strong in defense and very active in attack. with which the goals of Rubén Alcaraz arrived, from a penalty in minute 53, and Chris Ramos in minute 58.
With a lot at stake, this Andalusian duel was presented when entering the final stretch of the tournament, with the people from Cádiz in a fierce fight not to get into the relegation places and the Sevillians with the illusion of consolidating the European positions and even assaulting those of the Champions League.
In the case of the Verdiblanco team, the victories on Saturday of direct rivals such as Real Sociedad and Villarreal, made it even more necessary not to fail, while the yellows, depending on the day, could fall back down again, although the face in this pulse fell from the cadista lake.
Adapting to this pressure due to the need for points and also to the strong heat, with a temperature that exceeded 30 degrees, was the mission of two teams that placed two players on the pitch who this week were granted the precautionary suspension of the sanctions that weigh on them, cases of the Betis midfielder Sergio Canales and the right back of Cádiz Iza Carcelén.
Cádiz looked for the third consecutive scoring start in Seville, after drawing against Real Sociedad (0-0) and AlmerÃa (1-1), and found it with a victory, the first in its history in LaLiga in the field of Betis, and for this what he did was keep his defense protected but with advanced pressure to recover the ball and surprise.
That idea was close to bearing fruit soon, after three minutes, when the Congolese Théo Bongonda did not know how to place the ball correctly and the Portuguese goalkeeper Ruiz Silva responded to it, but this was a presentation of the visitors’ intentions.
Given this, it was difficult for the locals to have continuity in their game and, in addition, they saw how the Argentine international center-back Germán Pezzella had to retire after twenty-two minutes due to a physical impairment, who had to make way for Édgar González.
After half an hour, a break for hydration arrived that could have come in handy for the Betic coach, the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, to improve his team, but shortly after, in the 38th minute, he saw Canales sent off with a direct red card for cutting a advance of Rubén Sobrino when he faced the local area.
From there until the break came another good chance to score for Cádiz, but Chris Ramós’s header went wide against a post, so the second half began with the uncertainty of seeing how both managed this period with the conditions seen in the first.
Pellegrini gave up his center forward, Borja Iglesias, and strengthened the game on the flanks with the presence of the Brazilian Luiz Henrique, but everything was disrupted when a handball from Juan Miranda inside the area was signaled as a penalty, which he converted after eight minutes after the restart Rubén Alcaraz.
Shortly after, in a Betis loss in attack, there was a counter by Bongonda, who generously gave up Chris Ramos so that he could make it 0-2 at will, but the adversities for the Verdiblancos did not stop there, as Aitor Ruibal was sent off also with a straight red, although now for attacking Cadista Fali Jiménez.
The game ended there, despite the fact that there was half an hour left to play, but due to the result and the numerical inferiority of two Betis footballers, it did not presage a feat that did not come.
0 – Betis: Rui Silva; Aitor Ruibal, Pezzella (Edgar, m.22), Louis Philip, Miranda (Abner, m.65); Guido Rodriguez, William Carvalho (Joaquin, m.65); Channels, Rodri (John, m.56), Ayoze; and Borja Churches (Luiz Henry, m.46).
2 – Cadiz: David Gil; Iza Prison, Luis Hernandez, Fali (Mere, m.67), Hawthorn; St. Emeterius (Alex, m.67), Alcaraz, Bongonda, Nephew (Ivan Alejo, m.67); Chris Ramos (Roger Martin, m.82) and Sergi Guardiola (Negredo, m.92).
Goals: 0-1, M.53: Rubén Alcaraz, penalty. 0-2, M.58: Chris Ramos.
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Balearic Committee). He sent off Sergio Canales (m.38) from Betis with a direct red card, for making a foul and cutting off a dangerous action by the rival, and Aitor Ruibal (m.60), for slapping an opponent. In addition, he admonished the locals Ayoze (m.44), William Carvalho (m.51) and Miranda (m.52) and the visitors Fede San Emeterio (m.42), Sobrino (m.47) and José Mari (m. .63) (on the bench).
Incidents: Match of the twenty-eighth day of LaLiga Santander played at the Benito VillamarÃn stadium in front of 51,555 spectators, including many supporters of the Cadista team. Very hot, with a temperature that exceeded 30 degrees during the match.
