First Division - Day 25

Celta 2 - Espanyol 2

Celta: Rubén Blanco; Hugo Mallo, Cabral, Fontàs, Jonny; Radoja (Pape Cheikh 88’), Marcelo Díaz, Daniel Wass; Iago Aspas, Guidetti (Sergi Gómez 46‘), Pione Sisto (Jozabed 79’). 4-3-3.
Espanyol: Diego López; Marc Navarro (Javi López 15’), Oscar Duarte, Diego Reyes, Aarón Martín; Hernán Pérez, David López, Javi Fuego (Jurado 55’), Piatti (Reyes 86’); Gerard Moreno, Caicedo. 4-4-2.

Goals:
1-0. 21. Iago Aspas. Curled free kick over defensive wall wide of Diego López.
1-1. 28. Moreno. Steered near post header across Rubén from Piatti corner.
2-1. 30. Wass. Picked up ball outside area and bent shot away from keeper.
2-2. 32. Piatti. Turned shot in on far post after Caicedo headed over cross.

Yellow cards: Guidetti 24’, Fontàs 26’, 43’, Marcelo Díaz 68’, Hernán Pérez 70’, Gerard Moreno 78’.

Celta and Espanyol are still in the running for the European spots, although they dropped further behind Villarreal after cancelling each other out in a 2-2 draw. All the goals came in a ten minute period in the middle of the first half, Iago Aspas starting things off with a well struck free kick. Gerard Moreno headed the equalizer though from Piatti’s corner, and although Daniel Wass restored the lead with an impressive shot from outside of the area, Piatti made it all square again after Caicedo headed over a long cross from the right wing. With half time approaching the locals were left with ten men when Fontàs was sent off for a second bookable offence, but even so the Galicians came closer to scoring after the interval, Aspas in particular bringing a couple of good saves out of Diego López.