[Sport] Levante maintains the lead with an epic comeback against ElPozo

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A big match was coming up on the fifth day of the LNFS between two of the best teams in the competition. And what if it was. The show was served on the track of the Murcia Sports Palace from the beginning of the match, with a Levante demonstrating why it came as the undefeated leader of the competition. The visiting team was superior in the first half, drowning in the exit of the ball to the premises and obtaining the prize for intensity in the second minute of the game.

Maxi Rescia scored the first goal, culminating in a manual counterattack led by Rivillos, elected MVP of the match. The protagonist of the 0-1 was also the assistant of the 0-2, scored by Pedro Toro, in a spectacular collective play by Diego Ríos from his own field that ended with a shot at pleasure at the far post.

ElPozo reacted by generating many dangerous occasions on the goal of a Fede that repelled each and every one of the attempts. With the 0-2 in the light, the break came and the feeling that Levante had very controlled the game. However, Giustozzi's men reacted, and in what way, in the second half.

Darío closed the gap on the scoreboard as soon as he left the dressing room tunnel and, when he saw ElPozo's comeback closer, Mario Rivillos appeared to finish from outside the points line, with a shot that was poisoned when he hit his teammate Matteus. The deflection of the ball made it impossible for Juanjo to intervene, who had to resign himself to seeing the 1-3 rise to the Palace scoreboard.

But there was still a long way to go and Cholo Salas was in charge of putting his team back into the game, with a great individual action that culminated under Fede's legs. After the 30th minute of the game, ElPozo's comeback came and the first time that the locals were ahead in the match. Leo Santana scored a double in just one minute of play, in two controversial actions due to two possible fouls on Rivillos that the referees did not indicate.

With Levante playing five and ElPozo wanting the clock to run, Marcel recovered a ball in defense that he put into the rival goal from his own field. With the 5-3 scoreline again opened and, just two minutes before the end of the game, Levante was unleashed.

The board in Diego Ríos's game of five worked perfectly. Rivillos, again protagonist, put a diagonal to the far post where Roger appeared to put the 5-4 and make his team believe. The rapid movement of Levante again put the local defense in trouble, which was unable to prevent the entry through the center of Araça, in charge of putting the tie at five.

Giustozzi, incredulous at the two-goal lead that his own had squandered, called a time-out for one last chance to win the match with the game of five. However, Esteban's defensive intensity ruined ElPozo's approach, stealing a ball on his court that he sent to the rival goal, with less than a minute to go.

As if it were a title. This is how Levante celebrated the spectacular comeback, first and foremost a runner-up in Europe. Diego Ríos's men continue to count the games with victories this season and they are already more than the revelation team of the season, they are a candidate for the league title.

 

DATA SHEET
ELPOZO MURCIA: Juanjo, Matteus, Marcel, Felipe Valerio and Paradynski. They also played: Alberto, Rafa Santos, Cholo Salas and Leo Santana.

LEVANTE UD: Fede, Maxi Rescia, Rivillos, Rubi Lemos and Pedro Toro. They also played: Esteban, Gallo, Jorge Santos, Araça and Roger.

Goals: 0-1 2 'Maxi Rescia. 0-2 8 'Pedro Toro. 1-2 22 'Darío. 1-3 25 'Matteus. 2-3 28 'Cholo Salas. 3-3 31 'Leo Santana. 4-3 32 'Leo Santana. 5-3 36 'Marcel. 5-4 38 'Roger. 5-5 39 'Araça. 5-6 39 'Esteban.

Referees: Moreno Durán and Moreno Reina. They admonished Felipe Valerio and Alberto García, from ElPozo; and Rivillos, Roger and Cayetano, by the Levante.

Place: Palace of Sports of Murcia. No audience.