Monday, December 20, 2021 at 10:56 PM• Mart van Mourik • Last update: 23:02

Valencia booked a spectacular win in LaLiga on Monday evening. In el Derbi Valenciano the team of coach José Bordalás was 3-4 too strong for Levante. The home team still had a 2-0 lead until three minutes before half-time, but loose Che caused an absolute turnaround. Jasper Cillessen thought to save a penalty; from the rebound, however, he still had to capitulate. Thanks to the win, Valencia maintains its connection with the sub-top, while Levante, which has not yet won this season, remains at the bottom.

From the first whistle, the nearly 19,000 spectators in the Estadi Ciutat de València were presented with an entertaining battle. The encounter burned completely loose in the seventeenth minute of play. Óscar Duarte was disappointed when he headed towards the post from a corner. After watching the video footage, however, it turned out that the header ended up on the aluminum via Mouctar Diakhaby’s arm, causing referee Pablo González to point to the spot. Cillessen chose the right angle and parried the effort of José Campaña, who nevertheless scored from the rebound: 1-0. Levante doubled the lead in the 24th minute.

Jasper Cillessen saves a penalty!!! ??? But in the second instance the goalie is still beaten by Jose Campana: 1-0 ??#ZiggoSport #LaLiga #LevanteValencia pic.twitter.com/PhfMv6gnQ3

— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) Dec 20, 2021

After a quick counterattack down the right wing, José Luis Morales left Roger Martí alone in front of Cillessen. The striker was given plenty of time to choose a corner and eventually passed the Dutch closing post in the bottom left corner: 2-0. Although Morales had two more chances to further expand the score afterwards, Valencia set the goal from the 43rd minute of play. remontada in. Gonçalo Guedes cut through the axis of the field and took the ball to the edge of the box, after which he fired an unstoppable shot with the left: 2-1.

In the second act, the duel was turned on its head. Less than a minute after Dani Gómez hit the post on behalf of Levante, the ball was placed on the other side of the dot. After the counterattack, Hugo Duro was floored in the box, after which Carlos Soler was allowed to score for a penalty. The midfielder made no mistake and scored the equalizer. The comeback was completed in the 71st minute of play. Guedes split the hostile defense with a nice body feint and served Soler, who needed no assumptions and hit hard in the short corner: 2-3. The derby was not over yet.

The comeback is real! ?? Valencia turns a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead and Carlos Soler makes his second of the evening ??#ZiggoSport #LaLiga #LevanteValencia pic.twitter.com/z3obaCdlUE

— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) Dec 20, 2021

Ten minutes before the final whistle, Guedes thought he would deliver the final blow. The attacker left both Carlos Clerc and Dani Cardenas no chance with a wonderful felling movement, after which he was able to put the leather in an empty goal and scored the 2-4. Nevertheless, Levante brought the tension back into the game, as Enis Bardhi scored the 3-4 on the scoreboard. although las granotas Before a final offensive, Valencia was able to cheer after the final whistle.