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Sevilla Held to Draw at Espanyol Despite Late Goal from Debutant Stassin
Sevilla FC's new loan signing Lucas Stassin marked his debut with a goal, but the club still failed to secure a win away to Espanyol in Barcelona, settling for a 1-1 draw. On September 1, AS Saint-Étienne confirmed that Belgian international Lucas Stassin had extended his contract with the club before being loaned to Sevilla FC with an option to buy. Shortly after arriving in Spain, the striker made his first appearance for his new team this Sunday, immediately making an impact. The first half ended goalless in a fairly even contest. Ten minutes into the second half, with the score still level, Stassin was brought on. Two minutes later, Sevilla suffered a setback when Arouna Sangante was sent off in the 56th minute. Despite playing a man down, Sevilla avoided conceding when an Espanyol goal from Omar El-Hilali was ruled out for offside in the 62nd minute. Stassin then made his mark, scoring in the 85th minute to put Sevilla ahead 1-0. Sevilla appeared set to hold on for the win, but Espanyol equalized deep into stoppage time through Marcos Fernandez Sanchez in the 90th+8 minute, ending the match 1-1. The result leaves Sevilla in seventh place in the league standings, five points behind leaders FC Barcelona. Espanyol sits eleventh with three points fewer than Sevilla after four matchdays.