lunes, 8 de febrero de 2010

Golpe de autoridad del Cartagena. By Steve.

CARTAGENA INFLICT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
RAYO VALLECANO - 2 FC CARTAGENA - 3
BY STEVE HIBBERD

Teresa Rivero Stadium, central Madrid, was the venue for Cartagena's latest div 2a triumph. Against mid table Rayo Vallecano, they not only completed a double, but more importantly, they reduced table toppers Hercules and Real Sociadads lead at the top to only 4 points. A superb thunderbolt from the edge of the penalty area by Lafuente, sneaked inside the far post on 24 mins to give the visitors the lead. Shortly afterwards, a clear cut penalty award for a foul on De Lucas, was squandered by top scorer Toche. Toche spectacularly made amends on 29 mins, when his audacious 15 yard chip shot sailed into the back of the net, doubling his sides advantage. Back came Rayo, scoring twice within 3 minutes. Lucas netted their first with a firm header, then Michel restored parity with a powerful drive through a pack of players. The post came to Cartagena's rescue just before the interval, as the home side exerted intense pressure on their opponents goal.
The 2nd half was one way traffic, with a combination of the woodwork, poor finishing, and the brilliance of keeper Ruben, denying Rayo from taking the lead. But as so often happens, failure to take ones chances is so cruelly punished. On 74 mins, Txiki headed home a well taken in swinging corner, triggering prolonged celebrations within the Los Albinegros ranks. Protecting their lead became even harder for Los Albinegros after 83 mins, following a dismissal for debutant Moreno (2nd yellow card). But hold out they did, knowing full well that they will not be faced with many stronger tests than this, for the remainder of the season.

FC Cartagena line up
Ruben, Exposito, Txiki, Cygan, Clavero, Hector (Moreno), Longas (Balboa), De Lucas, Falcon, Lafuente (Tato), Toche

Forthcoming Fixture
Saturday 13 February, ko 5pm, at Cartagonova Stadium, sees 2nd to bottom Real Union arrived as the next opponents, in what promises to be another exciting div 2a encounter.

1 comentario:

  1. Important win, but we were very lucky.
    6 points fro the next 2 games will see us in a strong position.
    El triunfo importante, pero nosotros era muy afortunados. 6 puntos para los 2 juegos siguientes nos considerarán en una posición fuerte.

    Peter (uk west midlands)
    peterbaker11@gmail.com

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