When the bottom-ranked team visits you, there’s only one result worth it: winning. Intercity clung to this to add three valuable points that allowed them to close the first round alive in the relegation zone after a few months of having to change their emotions from what they went through last year.. The men, led by Gustavo Siviero, were victorious over Calahorra, thanks to a brilliant action that decided on a very low-quality duel. Guillem signed himself from the right, disguised as Cafú, to give his team some air..
The first half hour passed between the stretches and the surprise of Siviero, who made a surprise in the starting 11, and he decided to change the goalkeeper again and substituted Gaizka for Manu Herrera. With a header over Edu Luna from a corner as a first warning, the visitors had more possession at the start. The locals gradually took possession of the ball and Xemi took first without conceding the rebound, with a long shot that was well blocked by Limones.
Boredom was broken by Guillem with a 1-0 spectacular action.. Leaning against a wall with Aarón Piñán, he crossed the right lane, entered the field and defined it perfectly with a crossbow set on the right post of Calahorra’s goal. The yawns turned into applause and Intercity took the lead on the scoreboard. An advantage that will no longer be lost.
Until then, a little more. Aarón Piñán shot too diagonally after a good steal that left the La Rioja goalkeeper to despair, and Guillem once again made a big move on the right, but his pass found an opening from his opponent, not a teammate’s shot. The final part of the first half was for the La Riojas as they attacked the left flank of Pablo Santana, who gave way to Pedro Pata. He fell on the grass and called for a penalty without responding to the referee’s request.
The winger shouldn’t have convinced his coach Carlos Pouso either, as he replaced him at halftime. His replacement, Sergio Gil, led the lower team’s attacks in the second half with a few dangerous crosses from the left. But none of them ended in extreme danger.
without pain
Despite the fact that the domain is Calahorra, Intercity had the best opportunity to widen the differences as soon as the duel resumed.. Carmona finished with enough poison that Limones had to leave the ball alive inside the field. To the misfortune of the “men in black” a defender was rejected before Xemi.
minutes passed an increasingly conservative Intercity and a dysfunctional Calahorra, giving examples of why group classification is turned off. Left by Siviero’s men, the people of La Rioja took the initiative, but hardly bothered Gaizka.
Locals played with the fire of conservatism, but the truth is that they never felt the heat of the flames up close. They finished the official match with the final triple whistle of the referee. You had to win and you did. Without brilliance, beyond Guillem, but also without pain.
Now, the “men in black” have the entire second round to confirm their good streak in 2023. After facing Barcelona in the King’s Cup and drawing against Primera RFEF winter champion Eldense in Group 2, it’s time to savor the sweetness of victory, this time against a direct opponent. The next day, Real Sociedad subsidiary Intercity will test the comeback.
match paper
INTERCITY: Gaizka; Guillem, Vadik, Kecojevic, Cristo, Miguel Marí, Undabarrena, Carmona (Etxaniz, 66′), Soldevila (Pol Roigé, 83′), Xemi (Bellotti, 55′) and Aarón Piñán.
CALAHORRA: Lemons; Ángel López, Edu Luna (Álex Arias, 56′), Rojas, Recio, Zubiri, Pablo Santana (Barace, 67′), Vidorreta, Ibarrondo (Pablo Sáenz, 79′), Toni Gabarre and Pedro Pata (Sergio Gil, 46′) ) ).
GOAL: 1-0 (31′) Guillem.
REFEREE: Manuel Ángel Riera Hernández.
STADIUM: Antonio Solana.