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Celta starts on the right foot

The "celestes" reaped an important away win in the opening match day of Liga BBVA against a Levante who tried it until the end.

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SUN 23.08.2015

RC Celta took the three points from Ciudad de Valencia on its Liga BBVA debut, in the opening day of the season, where they faced Levante in a clash split open until the end.

Review the key points of the match:

1. The return of Iago Aspas
The "celeste" striker returned to play with the team of his life and marked a good performance in a match full of twists and turns. At the fifth minute he was involved in the Simão Mate sending off and later he starred the action that gave the second goal to his team, although Ivan Lopez ended up scoring an own goal.

2. Outnumbered
Levante played with ten men for 85 minutes as a result of the red card received by Simão Mate in an action between the Mozambican and Aspas.


3. Orellana's rol
Eduardo Berizzo's men went ahead on the stroke of half-time thanks to a low shot to the near post of the Chilean midfielder. In the second half, it was Orellana who brought again the danger to Ruben Garcia's goal and who also gave the assist which led to the second Celta´s goal.

4. Levante's pride
The fight and the constant pursuit of the goal, especially on counterattack by the fact of being playing with ten men, helped them to find the equalizer. And they did it from a direct free kick, to the top right corner, thanks to the accuracy of Verza, one of the new signings of the "granota" squad.

5. Berizzo's answer
After Levante's goal, Celta reacted on and off the field. The manager of the “vigueses” showed their cards and the will of achieving the first three points of the course with the substitution of Hugo Mallo by John Guidetti. A defender for a striker who increased the attack power of the Galicians.

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