El Cartagena lucha con diez jugadores. By Steve.

TEN MEN CARTAGENA STRUGGLE IN ANDALUCIA

CORDOBA CF - 2 FC CARTAGENA - 0

BY STEVE HIBBERD

Two goals, 3 mins from start and finish of this div 2a match, settled this seemingly uneven contest, giving Cordoba a double over their opponents. Twas bad enough to start a game inside El Arcangel Stadium without injured top scorers Toche (11 goals) and Victor (9), but to then have defender Clavero sent off for 2 yellow cards on 17 mins, was just rubbing salt in an already deep wound. By the time Clavero had received his marching orders, the home side had already taken a lead through De Coz after only 3 mins. Toni Moral was unlucky not to equalise on 38 mins, but his shot was well saved. Los Albinegros weathered the storm until the 87th min, when following a terrible defensive mix up between Pablo Ruiz and Cygan, Charles made no mistake as he calmly shot past Casilla, to finally put the game to bed.

FC CARTAGENA LINE-UP

Casilla, Herrero (Lafuente), Cygan, Ruiz, Clavero, Botelho, Mariano (Longas), Munoz (Rodri), Moral, Jose, Goiria

Forthcoming Fixtures

This defeat sees Cartagena drop to 7th place, but they don't have to wait long for a chance to rectify the situation. On Tues 1 Mar ko 8pm, they host Canary Island side Tenerife at Cartagonova Stadium. Then on Sat 5 Mar ko 6pm, it's a trip up the coast to Catalonia for a match against Nastic Tarragona (this game will be shown live on 7RM tv). For regular updates on FC Cartagena, visit www.nosoloefese.es or www.futbolclubcartagena.com.