

The only goal came from Anuar, who slipped a shot past Valencia goalie Stole Dimitrievski, who was unable to deflect it from his goal with his touch. In a game when both teams were desperate to climb the rankings before the end of 2024, it was one of their few opportunities.
Juanmi Latasa was sent off in the 78th minute for elbowing Cesar Tarrega in the chest. The referee was first booked for the incident, but VAR called on him to reconsider his sentence with the help of its replays, leaving the home team with just 10 men. Despite having a significant amount of possession for the most of the remaining game, Valencia was unable to capitalise on their numerical advantage and was ultimately defeated. Due to postponements during the recent and disastrous rains in the Valencia region, Ruben Baraja's team still has two games in hand, but Valladolid is currently two points ahead of Los Che.