It was an RC Celta of intentions, good ones, and sketches, promising ones, rather than realities. The workload of the preseason reduces speed and precision, causes mismatches in the assists and blurs the proposals, but it was a recognizable RC Celta, ambitious and with personality. SC Braga, a more physically developed team, beat the sky blues by two goals to one in an even, intense and valuable match for the preparation of Chacho Coudet’s team. Unai Núñez made his debut and Cervi and Aidoo made their preseason debuts. Iago Aspas was the scorer for the Vigo team.
In the first half, the local team, a tough, forceful and more experienced team, tested Iván Villar on several occasions with long-range shots that were well saved by the academy player and generated danger when there was space on the flanks. Artur Jorge’s team scored in the 22nd minute after an unfortunate rebound that allowed Banza to push the ball into the net. RC Celta, recognizable by phases and proposals, also had two clear chances in the SC Braga area. Baeza ran into the goalkeeper a few meters from the goal line and Hugo Mallo shot high from Javi Galán’s delivery.
After the restart, the smartest of the class scored his third goal in this preseason, the third of RC Celta. Aidoo’s header from a corner and Iago Aspas beat everyone to take advantage of the goalkeeper’s rebound. Then came a multitude of changes, more freshness, improvement and sky blue dominance and a hand to hand of Kevin, a great pass from Iago, which ended in the side of the net, The home team took the victory in an isolated play, a genius of Rodrigo Gomes with five minutes to go. And the sky blue could still have equalized, but Swedberg’s shot was blocked by the woodwork,
