Espanyol closes 2023 with a big sack of coal

2023-12-20 00:33:46

TECHNICAL FILE OF THE MATCH Spanish: Pacheco; Omar (Óscar Gil, 82′), Calero, Sergi Gómez, Brian Oliván (Ramon, 82′); Bare (Keita Balde, 60′), Aguado, Expósito; Milla (Jofre, 76′), Puado and Braithwaite. Coach: Luis Miguel Ramis Burgos: Expensive; Navarro (Borja, 89′), Córdoba, Grego, Martin; Appin (Sancris, 78′), Elgezabal, Atienza (Andy, 89′), Bermejo (Ojeda, 59′); Curro (Mumo, 78′) and Espiau. Coach: Jon Pérez Bolo Goals: 0-1 Appin (12′), 1-1 Braithwaite (21′), 1-2 Grego (45′), 2-2 Sergi Gómez (64′), 2-3 Curro (75 ‘), 3-3 Puado (81′) Referee: Cordero Vega (Cantabrian Committee) Yellow cards: Grego (15′), Keidi Bare (45′), Curro (45′), Puado (58′), Óscar Gil ( 89’) Red cards: none Stadium: Stage Front Stadium, 13,474 spectators

Espanyol closed 2023 with a painful and insufficient draw against a Burgos (3-3) that filled the Stage Front Stadium with whistles and chants against the board of directors. The white-and-blues, who went from less to better on a night not suitable for the heart, remain a team in decay, scared and discouraged, who do not know what to do with the ball and who concede worryingly easy things to everyone the rivals The worst news for the club is not relegation, it’s that they don’t know how to get out of Segona. The only reason for hope is that there are still points left to turn around a scenario that does not invite optimism for now.

Burgos, who had clear opportunities to score, opened the can thanks to the excessive generosity of Calero and Sergi Gómez. Espanyol, without ideas or depth, found the equalizer in an early Christmas present from the Burgos defence, which Braithwaite did not waste. Two corners were used by both teams to make it 2-2, a mirage in a match that Burgos wanted more, more daring, brave and incisive. With very little, he did a lot of damage to a very tender Spanish back who, in the absence of football, found enough success in pride to equalize again thanks to Puado. The white-and-blues finished the match with more haste than play, aware that the point is equivalent to a big sack of coal.

Garagarza will have work in a winter market that must serve to restore the confidence of a team that started out being respected by opponents and that, over the months, has become a meme. If Espanyol still has promotion options, it is, for now, more due to the demerits of the rivals than due to their own merits. Three points from the last 12 is a more than insufficient record that threatens the future of a Ramis who is quite lucid in the press rooms, but who for now seems far from finding the right key on the grass. It will be necessary to row, probably more than expected, to return to Primera.