Lolo Escobar activated the alternate plan to defeat an opponent from the noble realm. Míchel was sent to the bench to delay Artiles and bring Jack Harper along with Jean Paul and Alvarito. An offensive eleven on a quest to be a hero. Proliferated defensive changes in the absence of Raúl Ruiz and Roger playing an unprecedented roster of Eimil, Marín, Mario and Retu. They faced an opponent from the Play Offs who lost in the final against Real Murcia at Rico Pérez last year, and this season he is trying to overcome that challenge.
To make things a little more complicated, it was time to play again on the artificial turf pitch and feeling of a sports center more than a stadium. And the game started with doubts and defensive loopholes. It didn’t take long for Peña to take advantage of this, and Estellés put his team ahead with exaggerated ease in a strategic move from a corner kick. Chema Moreno touched the second and alarms went off. Hercules was disconnected from the ball and looked very uncomfortable.
Alvarito escaped his boredom and created a very clear chance saved by goalkeeper Frías and Jean Paul brushed the goal in the same game. A very clear double opportunity to wake up in the attack. The action changed the scenario of the game, Lolo’s men found control and took command of the midfield. La Peña took a step back and we entered a different phase with the visitors seeking to make up for their bad start to the game. The break was reached this way, with better feelings, but by staying behind on the scoreboard.
HE twice It was a sequel where Hercules had more control than the shot and La Peña sought his own option on the counter. Miranda saw the second yellow and left her team with half an hour left. Lolo put Míchel in control in response, with Luque on the wing and placing Jean Paul on the nine. A missing Jack Harper went to the bench. In the upper hand, it was time to take more risks in search of togetherness. Carlos Abad, who did not give up the attack despite being behind, also avoided the local second goal.
Offense changes upset Hercules, who had been stuck before him. Even the locals felt more danger in the attack. The tie was searched by the heart but without the head. A terrifying offensive jam against direct opponents. The only clear move was an off-field cross that was cancelled, it could have been a draw. The team was again unmarked, unable to find the way even against him. And in the final match came the second local goal to pierce the wound. A drastic defeat that casts more doubt on a project that is still far from expected.