Carvalhal sighs in victory as the curtain falls :: zerozero.pt

They returned to victory, with much suffering and excitement. Carlos Carvalhal’s Celta de Vigo beat Elche 1-0with a late goal.

This was the opportunity that the Portuguese coach needed to strengthen the guarantees of maintenance in the first Spanish league, as Elche won only twice this season and sees his future in the “elite” increasingly at the “end of the tunnel”.

However, the match started quite balanced between the line-ups, with a rather poor first-half performance by Celta de Vigo. So much so that the only real chance of significance in the first 45 minutes was a long-distance free kick that Renato Tapia beat and didn’t go in the direction of goal.

In the second half, the confrontation took other features. group Heavenly He came back from the dressing room wanting to dominate to the end, but the problem was to demolish Elche’s defensive wall – or defensive “bus”. fringe greens.

There were some favorable chances for Carlos Carvalhal’s side, but none came… until the 90th minute on the clock. After a cross from former Benfica player Franco Cervi, very close to the end line, Josef Aidoo appeared in the middle of the area ready to head in and score the winning goal for Celta de Vigo.

With this result, Celta rises – to the status – to twelfth place La LigaWhile Elche remained in last place, with 13 points, and he could see the confirmation of his relegation in the next round, against Rayo Vallecano.