First defense of the lead against an undefeated opponent at home. Ruben Torrecilla He maintained the attack that worked against Cerdanyola, leaving Carlos de la Nava as the attacking reference. The only innovation in eleven is in the manga with ballsprobably to gain physicality and ball recovery. The first litmus test against a European team that started the season struggling for promotion positions despite their newly promoted status.
The match started with a nice atmosphere and rhythm in the stands. The first report came from the neighborhood Carlos Abad covered the shot perfectly Slavic. The common denominator of the match from the beginning was the intensity in the middle of the field and the effort of both competitors to take control. The first half passed with the guest team having a slight advantage, but no positions were made. For Europa, they found the opposite, a player inspired by Carlos Abad, who gets closer to the opponent’s goal with less possession of the ball. Thus, the half-time was goalless, but better feelings emerged for Europe.
The scenario was preserved at the beginning of the second half. Hércules looked uncomfortable with the ball and was unable to attack. The Torrecillians took turns defending themselves, but did not present the expected image. Europa gradually built into danger with the feeling that they only needed a minor success in the final meters to break the contest. The guest coach sought the offensive solution as follows: Mark Mendes after recovering from his wound.
Nico Espinosa He entered the last quarter of an hour looking for a quick shock. Europa persisted but produced fewer attacking chances despite having control of the game. Thus, we reached the final stage of the match goalless and the local people’s quest to break the tie accelerated. Juanmi Lokal escaped from the goal and the final phase of the conflict was prolonged for the Alicante team. But Hercules was playing with fire and eventually got burned. Local control turned into a goal by Noel Carbonell in the last part of the match. The Torrecillans played to a draw and added their second defeat of the season with poor offensive play.