martes, 12 de enero de 2010

El Cartagena pierde ante un gran lider. By Steve.

CARTAGENA LOSE GROUND ON LEADERS
HERCULES - 2 FC CARTAGENA - 0
BY STEVE HIBBERD

This defeat in Alicante against 2nd in the table Hercules, saw Cartagena slip out of the promotion places for the first time since the start of the season. The game started at breakneck speed, with no less that 4 clear goalscoring opportunities being created in the first 10 mins. First, after only 3 mins, it was Hercules who shot just wide, then only a min later Pablo Ruiz almost scored for Cartagena, but his close range shot hit the underside of the bar, before bouncing on the goal line. Later on, top scorer Toche, faced with a 1 on 1, rounded the Hercules keeper but fell before he could get his shot in. Finally, it was Toche again who almost scored, but his effort just evaded the far post. From then on, Hercules took a stranglehold on the match, and twice before opening the scoring, came close. They were guilty of first missing an open goal, then had one disallowed for a foul on keeper Ruben. But, on 43 mins a corner was nodded on for an unmarked Danciu to prod the ball home.

The 2nd half lacked the excitement of the 1st, but it was Hercules who should have scored on 65 mins when a great effort just missed the target. Toche briefly broke Hercules domination, when his snap shot was well saved. One min into stoppage time, Hercules sealed all 3 points, when a left wing cross was headed onto the bar, only for the rebound to hit an unfortunate Ruben before bouncing into the net. So, although over 2,500 visiting fans in a crowd of 18,000 left the ground disappointed, defeat against a very good side was no disgrace.

FC CARTAGENA LINE UP
Ruben, Exposito, Pablo, Herrero, Txiki, Mariano, Falcon (Victor), Lafuente (Tato), Longas, Toche, DeLucas (Quintero)

Forthcoming Fixture
A visit from 14th place Recreativo Huelva to Cartagonova Stadium, next awaits Cartagena. This div 2a fixture takes place on Sun 17 Jan ko 5pm. Further info on FC Cartagena can be found by visiting www.futbolclubcartagena.com or www.gotocartago.com.

1 comentario:

  1. Many thanks for the English reports.
    I came to Cartagena in September on Holiday and have followed them every since. Great at last to find reports on the game in English.

    Peter Baker (west midlands)

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