Las Palmas vs Valladolid 2-2

Las Palmas and Valladolid drew 2-2 after a game that swung quickly in the first half and then settled into a chase after the break. Las Palmas led twice on the night, but Valladolid hit back before half-time and held the point when the hosts could not find a winner.

Las Palmas opened the scoring in the 5th minute when Valentín Alejandro Pezzolesi finished Iván Jaime’s assist for 1-0. Valladolid equalised in the 10th minute through Juan Miguel Latasa, set up by Víctor Fernández, and then went in front on 26 minutes when Julien Ponceau struck from another Fernández assist. The half-time score was 1-2.

Las Palmas levelled in the 54th minute through Elías Romero, who turned in Jesé Rodríguez’s assist for 2-2. That was the last goal, and the match then moved through a series of substitutions, with Las Palmas making two changes on 72 minutes and Valladolid making three on 77 minutes. Mathis Lachuer had already gone off for Valladolid before the equaliser, while Elías Romero was withdrawn in the 67th minute after his goal. Valladolid’s late changes included Julien Ponceau’s exit on 77 minutes, and both sides added more fresh legs in the closing stages, but neither found a decisive moment.

Las Palmas had 59% of the ball and 479 passes to Valladolid’s 323, yet Valladolid had more shots, 15 to 12, and more efforts on target, 7 to 4. Valladolid also won 6 corners to 3 and made 5 saves to Las Palmas’ 2, while Las Palmas were flagged offside 4 times and Valladolid none. The hosts committed 12 fouls to Valladolid’s 25.

Valladolid’s bookings went to Mathis Lachuer in the 35th minute, Francisco Escriba Segura in the 77th, Víctor Fernández in the 78th, Kaj de Rooij in the 82nd and Yeray Cabanzón on 90 minutes. Las Palmas were booked three times, with Iván Jaime shown yellow on 45 minutes, Ivan Medina in the second minute of stoppage time and Giovanni Bonfanti in the fourth minute of stoppage time. There were no red cards.