The Royal Society put a negative note for Spanish football in Thursday’s European matchday with a 2-1 defeat against Viktoria Pilsenwhich provisionally houses Imanol Alguacil’s men in the direct elimination positions in the first phase of the Europa League.
The Basque team began losing shortly before the first quarter of an hour. Cadu Lopes stole on the left wing and passed to Pavel Sulc, who dribbled and gave the ball for the rushing arrival of Prince Kwabena Adu; He, without hesitation, beat Álex Remiro with a right hand near the post.
The ‘txuri-urdin’ equalizer was forged in the 35th minutewhen Mikel Oyarzabal insisted on the right wing, with a couple of feints until finally placing a measured cross at the head of Orri Oskarsson in the heart of the area; With a foreshortened and crossed shot, the Icelandic striker beat the effort of local goalkeeper Martin Jedlicka.
Nayef Aguerd scored the second goal for Real before the break, but it didn’t work and, furthermore, Viktoria recovered after the restart with a shot from Sulc that Remiro cleared. It didn’t take long for the San Sebastian team to respond, thanks to Oyarzabal with a shot on the edge of the area and which Jedlicka sent for a corner; and minutes later, Oyarzabal missed another good shot.
The changes in both teams disrupted the pace of the match, but in the final stretch Real had more dangerous approaches on the goal of a Jedlicka who was skillful. Nevertheless, Viktoria fortunately scored the victory in the 90th minute, as Daniel Vasulin took a shot from the edge of the area and it tripped over a teammate until it slipped through..
Remiro could do nothing after the ball had changed its trajectory at the most inopportune moment. Oyarzabal had one last chance, but he did not completely finish off a ball that was stumbling and La Real suffered a defeat to now remain with four points in provisional 25th place; For their part, the Czechs already have six points.