RCD ESPANYOL coming from behind & taking the match
1-2 from VALENCIA CF.
At the end of the game the stadium turned their anger towards
the Valencia coaching bench & Quique Sanchez Flores was shouted
at by his fans & is now under tremendous pressure.
Valencia kept some regular players on the bench to give them rest
& it looked that it would be OK after Valencia scored 1º st early, thanks
to a brilliant header by BARAJA ( pictured) in the 5th min.
Then David Villa injured an ankle & was taken off & that seemed to
make Valencia lose concentration, which gave Espanyol more of the ball
& confidence.
Espanyol got its reward when RIERA ( pictured) scored the equalizer
in the 20th min with a great power shot. Valencia looked lost from then
onwards until the end of the 1º st half
The 2º half was a battle between both sides for control, with chances
going to both sides, & Valencia put on the field its main players. who
had come on to strenghten the side. But it was LUIS GARCIA in the
79th min that put Espanyol ahead with his teams 2º & winning goal.
( Luis Garcia celebrating the winning goal as seen below)
Valencia now faces a tough week ahead with criticism from all fronts,
while Espanyol consolidate themselves in the upper part of the
League ladder.
See VIDEO of highlights:
Valencia 1 – Espanyol 2: 6/10/07
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