Gonzalo Melero shoots to door in front of Yeray

SCORED MELERO AND IÑIGO MARTÍNEZ

Athletic and Levante sign 'draws' and 'semis' will be decided in the second match (1-1)

Published:12/02/2021 - 00:09h

Updated:12/02/2021 - 00:09h

Athletic Club and Levante tied this Thursday in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals. Gonzalo Melero advanced to the Levantinistas in the first half, but Iñigo Martínez tied in the second and the 'semis' will be decided in the second leg

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On the contrary of what sucedió in the semifinal between Seville and FC Barcelona, where the sevillistas put a foot in the final after the 2-0 of the gone, in the 'semi' between Athletic Club and Raise remained all opened for the turn. Bilbaínos And levantinistas empataron to 1 in Saint Mamés in a meeting equalised in which the equalised was more than just. The finalist of this Glass of the King will decide inside some weeks in the City of Valencia.

Gonzalo Melero advanced to the granotas in the first part with justice, but in the second the lions improved and finished empatando by mediation of Iñigo Martínez. The crash had a part for each team and in the first time were the ones of Paco López those that more proposed and those that more upset the rival goal. The Valencians were better and attained to manacle to the Basques, that were disappeared in the first 45 minutes.

Melero, before marking the 0-1, had the first big occasion of the meeting, but was missing him puntería to his powerful head butt. Minutes later, the own offensive midfield player went back to arrive from backwards and crossed it perfectly in front of Unai Simón. A good goal with which the Raise advanced and assaulted momentáneamente the Cathedral. But Marcelino García Toral took good note of this and in the rest varied his initial idea.

The trainer of the lions took out to Berenguer, Unai López and Mikel Vesga and the crash changed. The Basques began to dominate after his bad first time and little by little shut to the levantinistas, that did not know to hold the result and finish yielding the tie. In the 58, Iñigo Martínez equalised the marker with a big head butt and gave wings to his team of face to the turn.

Paco López saw that the Raise was yielding terrain and decided to take out to Dani Gómez and Rochina to give him more push to his forward. The replacements seated him well to the granotas, that equalised something the party and achieved to finish the duel with the 1-1. A more positive result for the visitors that for the venues, but that leaves the eliminatory tremedamente open for the turn.

Barça or Seville will confront to one of the two

It will be necessary to see which of the two groups achieves to carry the cat to the water in the turn, since it will be one of the finalists of this Glass. Barça and Seville will confront to one of them, although before one of the two will have to certify his classification. The ones of Julen Lopetegui carry an important 2-0 of advantage, but the Barcelona are expert in traced back and will have his options in the Camp Nou.

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