Sevilla 2-Levante 0–Luis Fabiano saves us all

By: Ryan | October 22nd, 2007

Sevilla exorcised the recent demons with a 2-0 win against Levante at the Ciudat de Valencia.

Sevilla had a strange starting 11, with Tom De Mul getting the start on the right side in favor of Poulson, who ended up being subbed into the game in the second half. Adriano also started at Left Back, with Julien Escudé injured.

An old friend stepped up in this must win for the Sevillistas. The Brazilian Luis Fabiano stepped up and netted both goals in the first 15 minutes of the match. The first was on a quick turn about 10 yards out that megged the defender and rolled into the side netting. Storari was a bit out of position on the goal, but it was still a good build-up from Sevilla and Luis Fabiano finished. Interestingly enough Luis Fabiano has only played in two games in La Liga this season, but in 12 other games in the various competitions. He still thinks he is not at the top of his game but says that he is trying hard to get to the Luis Fabiano that played in Brazil.

The second goal was a converted penalty thanks to a Levante handball in the box. Luis Fabiano stepped up and slotted it calmly into the left side of the net, while Storari dove to the right.

The rest of the encounter saw Sevilla taking it to Levante. Koné missed a golden opportunity in the second half and was denied by Storari. A few more chances for Sevilla saw the ball sail high out of play.

I have no explination for why Capel didn’t play and why Tom De Mul got the start. As I type this, I found a quick bit on Tom De Mul in Marca saying that the transition for him to Spain is what’s keeping him out of the line-up. He title says ‘I can give it my all’ Also, he’s got a bit of a language barrier, which can’t help much. From all accounts, he played well. I haven’t seen him yet so my mind is not made up until I see him myself.

The home fans were less than pleased with Levante’s play and with the current troubles at the club, the cries of ‘Fuera! Fuera!’ went up through the crowd as the game ended. Levante have some serious work to do. You cannot only score 3 goals in the entire season and expect to win. Especially now when the season is in it’s 9th week. That is simply insane.

Next up is Steaua Bucarest on Tuesday in the Champions League. More on that to come tonight.