In the 21st round of La Liga, Sevilla achieved a comeback victory with a 2:1 score against Athletic at their home ground. This was reported by euro-football.runewsreports.
At the start of the match, Akor Adams created a dangerous situation, but the goalkeeper saved his shot. Inigo Ruiz's shot from outside the penalty area lacked a bit of accuracy. Midway through the first half, the hosts seemed to open the scoring through Nemanja Gudelj, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul.
In the 40th minute, Urko Iseta's shot deflected off a defender, and Roberto Navarro placed the rebound into the net, putting the visitors ahead — 0:1. Shortly after, Gerard Fernandez scored the equalizer from Juanlu Sanchez's pass — 1:1.
Early in the second half, Yuri Berchiche stopped a counterattack with his hand, and the referee awarded a penalty. Adams executed the 11-meter shot accurately, taking advantage of the goalkeeper diving to the other corner, putting Sevilla ahead — 2:1. Additionally, Kike Salas's acrobatic 'scissor' shot while falling was memorable, but the goalkeeper saved it.
After this result, both teams have 24 points, sharing the ninth position in the tournament standings.
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