The Levante UD was defeated by the minimum at the Carlos Tartiere Stadium after conceding an own goal in an unfortunate action. The Levante players were better in the second half, but lacked the necessary accuracy to finish their work and returned empty-handed to Valencia.
After a few minutes of probing, the home team tried with a shot from F. Viñas that went wide. Both teams fought for possession of the ball and neither managed to dominate the game. Whenever one of them got the ball, they immediately tried to get closer to the opposing area, but without being able to create clear goal-scoring opportunities.
Close to the half-hour mark, bad luck struck Levante UD after a cross from A. Rahim. Pampín anticipated to prevent the shot in the Levante area, cleared the ball, it bounced off Ignasi Miquel and entered the visitor’s goal. Before heading into halftime, Real Oviedo tried with a header from F. Viñas that went directly wide. With the score at 1-0, both teams went into halftime.
After the break, Levante UD tried their luck with a shot from Kochorashvili from outside the area that went wide. Later, Oviedo attempted with a shot from A. Rahim. His shot was cleared by Ignasi Miquel. The Levante players continued working with their sights set on the opposing goal, and Lozano tried with a powerful shot from the edge of the box that was cleared by Aarón for a corner kick. The game was interrupted several times due to physical problems for the home team and the various changes that occurred in both teams. The Valencians tried again after a good combination between Pablo Martínez and Álex Forés. The goalkeeper prevented the forward’s shot as he sought space between the defenders.
In the final moments of the match, Pablo Martínez came close to scoring with a powerful shot from outside the area that grazed the crossbar, and shortly after, Kochorashvili could have scored with another strike that almost found the top corner, but Aarón diverted the ball for a corner kick.
