Betis are leaders following game at Estadio de Gran Canaria

Real Betis won 0-3 against UD Las Palmas in the game corresponding to matchday 29 of the Liga Adelante. The defeat leaves Paco Herrera’s men in fourth on 53 points while Pepe Mel’s men go top on 56 points thanks to this win over a direct rival.

The two sides were cautious in the first hald during the opening minutes. It took until the thirtieth minute to see the Betis’ first chance when Dani Pacheco had a great shot from outside of the area that forced Casto Espinoza to make a fantastic stretching save. Barely five minutes later, it was the Canary Island side that counterattacked and was about to open the scoring, when Javi Castellano played the ball to Aythami Artiles on the right side and the Las Palmas player hit the crossbar. Just before the break, Paco Herrera’s men hit the woodwork again, when a shot from Sergio Araujo hit Antonio Adán’s right post.

In the second half, things started to shift in favour of the Andalusian side. The Betis goal came after 65 minutes, when Francisco Portillo placed a good pass through the Canary Island side’s defence for Jorge Molina to beat Casto in the one on one. Only 8 minutes later it was Jorge Molina who decided the game. Good link-up play from the Andalusian side allowed the Betis player to hit a shot from the edge of the area to get the second There was still time for a third goal, when Portillo provided another assist for Dani Ceballos to score with delight and leave the final score at 0-3.