Ángel Rodríguez decided to protect himself from the opponent and the stage from the first minute. For the first time this season three central defenders Truyols, Dylan and Roger with a solid midfielder Maxi and César at eleven. Sergio Marcos was sacrificed to find a more robust approach. In the best moments of the season, encounter a Formentera and an uncomfortable stadium with artificial turf and very narrow. All the ingredients for a gaming experience that’s more intense than fun.

The first opportunity was for Hercules, but the local team responded quickly. Both from strategy. It was clear that fixed artillery and aerial play would determine the future of the conflict. The game was balancing everything and was erratic due to the direct foul. It’s one of Michel Herrero’s specialties and is making his league debut as a scorer. Although the shot was poisonous at the barrier, he defeated goalkeeper Óscar Santiago to put Alicante team ahead on the scoreboard. Then Carlos Abad appeared again, leaving an impressive save that prevented the tie. That is, until you take a controlled timeout in-game and on the scoreboard.

The second part invited two scenarios. Suffering or judgment with the second goal. And very quickly he bent towards the first path. Álvaro Salinas caught a loose ball in the area and leveled the game in the first minutes of the restart. All the work of the first half was extinguished by a local coup. With the inertia of the game in favor of the islanders and with Hercules resolutely involved in his own defense, it was time to start over again.

The match turned into a coin toss. Lots of direct plays and dangerous arrivals for both teams, with no clear dominance. Ángel Rodríguez brought in Sergio Marcos to help César Moreno regain control. But everything continued with the same scenario. That is, until the coach makes a tactical change for Dylan with Villacañas. The solution was a drama. Salinas found oil in the blue and white field to sign the return to the offside border. Another match started, Hercules desperately wanted a draw and the opponent enjoyed the counterattack. And finally another fiasco for the Blues and Whites. A game cannot be defended against an opponent in favor of a goal. The road remains winding and thick for Rodriguez’s.