Emiliano Martinez He was one of the figures as Aston Villa secured a key 3-0 win against Newcastle to stay in the qualifying places for the Europa League. Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins scored the goals at Villa Park and Dibu reached the fourth consecutive unbeaten run, the tenth in the current Premier League.
The Argentine goalkeeper, world champion with the national team in Qatar 2022, had an outstanding performance. Right from the start he showed he was of a high standard by deflecting a fine shot by Swede Alexander Isak over the bar with just 8 minutes left in the game.
Aston Vila had an excellent first 15 minutes and in that time, with 10 minutes left, Ramsey made it 1-0 after a great qualifier from Watkins. If Aston Villa didn’t extend their scoring in that first stage, it was thanks to the efficient work of goalkeeper Nicholas Pope and because the crossbar denied Ramsey the goal.
In the second half the match continued to offer an electrifying development, with Newcastle looking for parity and Aston Villa responding against.
In the 13th minute “Dibu” Martínez again deflected a shot off the left post to Isak, in the 15th minute the VAR canceled a goal move by Watkins for offside and in the 19th minute the 2-0 was consumed by Watkins himself after a pass by the Spanish Alex Moreno.
Shortly after the end it was Watkins (14 goals in the Premier League), the figure of the match, who established the 3-0, putting the final numbers on the scoreboard, against a very valid team like Newcastle, who had the upper hand in the second half Paraguayan Miguel Almirón, formerly of Lanús.
Unai Emery’s team, which included Mar del Plata’s Emiliano Buendía among the starters and also good work, achieved its fifth consecutive victory and has 50 points in sixth place, after 31 rounds.
Source: Clarin
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