*Dibu Martínez’s error that opened the scoring for Liverpool
An error in the output Draw Martínez marked the beginning of an adverse day for the Aston Villa on his visit to Liverpoolin a duel corresponding to the tenth date of the Premier League. The Argentine goalkeeper’s mistake facilitated the first goal for the local team and conditioned the development of the match, which ended with a 2-0 defeat for the team led by Unai Emery.
The day after the match that was played at Anfield, the reaction of the goalkeeper of the Argentine team did not wait. The former Independiente goalkeeper used his Instagram account to share two black and white images of the match, accompanied by a phrase that summarized his position on the error: “I never lose. I either win or I learn”. With this message, the man from Mar del Plata made clear his intention to transform the negative experience into a learning opportunity, showing resilience and self-criticism to his followers and the football public.
The play that changed the course of the match occurred shortly before half-time. The world champion goalkeeper with the Argentine national team tried to play the ball with his feet towards a teammate, but a poor direction in the pass allowed Mohamed Salah intercept and define first, opening the scoring for the Liverpool. The goal was decisive, since until that moment the match remained equal and both teams alternated control of the ball, with the Aston Villa showing an offensive strategy on the wings and the home team having difficulties coming out from the back due to the high pressure of the visitors.
The development of the match was marked by intensity and opportunities in both areas. In the first half, the Aston Villa generated danger through quick crosses and won most of the individual duels, while the Liverpool had difficulty connecting its lines. Martinez intervened successfully on several occasions, stopped a free kick from Dominik Szoboszlai and a shot from the same Hungarian midfielder. For their part, the last Premier League champions also had the strength of their goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashviliwho prevented his bow from falling due to shots from Matty Cash and Morgan Rogers. A goal of Hugo Ekitike It was disallowed for offside before the bad decision by the Argentine goalkeeper that opened the result.
In the second half, Liverpool extended the lead before the hour mark: Alexis Mac Allister enabled Ryan Gravenbergwhose shot deflected off a Villa defender and dislocated the Argentine goalkeeper, establishing the final 2-0. Despite the attempts of both teams to change the result, the scoreboard did not move again and the home team was left with three fundamental points.
The victory allowed Liverpool to end a streak of four consecutive defeats in the English league, reach 18 points and climb to third place in the table. Aston Villa, on the other hand, saw its series of victories interrupted and remains with 15 points, a considerable distance from the leader. Arsenalwhich adds up to 25 points.
Next week, both teams will have action at the international level. In the case of the winners of the match, they will receive the real Madrid for the league phase of the Champions League this Tuesday. On the Villains side, they will do the same in Birmingham against the Maccabi Tel Aviv for the Europa League.
