Buenos Aires, Feb 27 (NA) – Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano 'Dibu' Martínez's Aston Villa lost 2-0 to Wolverhampton in today's match, for the 28th round of the Premier League, the top tier of English football. According to the Argentine News Agency, the home team won with goals from midfielders Joao Gomes and Rodrigo Gomes. With the defeat, the 'Villano' team missed a chance to keep up with Arsenal, the league leader with 61 points, and dropped to third place with 51 points. Meanwhile, Wolves remain in the last position with 13 points and 14 points away from escaping the relegation zone. The only chance of the first half came from the visitors at the 16th minute, with a cross from the right for Douglas Luiz's half-volley shot, which went central and into the hands of goalkeeper José Sá. Wolverhampton opened the scoring at the 15th minute of the second half, with a cross from the right that was controlled and flicked on by striker Adam Armstrong, allowing Joao Gomes to shoot from inside the area, a high shot that hit the crossbar before becoming 1-0. Aston Villa had its first dangerous chance of the second half at the 31st minute, with a control and shot from the left side of the area by defender Ian Maatsen, which went high but was saved by Sá. In the fifth minute of added time, a rebound left Amadou Onana one-on-one on the right side, but his low shot to the far post was saved by José Sá, whose save was complemented by defender Yerson Mosquera, who cleared near the goal line. In the seventh and final minute of added time, following a counterattack, Rodrigo Gomes took advantage of the rebound from a previous shot to shoot from the penalty spot, a medium-height shot that 'Dibu', who couldn't get down in time, couldn't stop.
