Within 45 minutes, Intercity went from victim to executioner against the Real Madrid Castilla team, seeing how the “men in black” drew 3-0 after a remarkable response in the second half. A belief that continues to nominate them for everything for 2024 In Group 2 of the First RFEF. A reaction that shows the hallmarks of the Alicante team: Nsue’s determination, Álvaro Pérez’s efficiency from the penalty spot and the quality embodied in Guillem Jaime’s 3-3 strike.
After the first score Intercity had the first two chances, first with Aarón Piñán’s wonderful filtered pass which left Nsue in a free position, but whose shot was blocked by a great defensive move by Asencio; and then came the local storm with a shot from outside the Burlamaqui area that left barely any space between Real Madrid’s three goals.
In just five minutes, the Real Madrid reserves took a comfortable three-goal lead. Álvaro Rodríguez opened the scoring, defining a game with a precise volley and a few rebounds, and before Alicante had time to react, Theo Zidane doubled his team’s advantage with an assist from Obrador from inside the penalty area. The same heroes repeated a few moments later before Intercity was completely disabled. For his part, the left-handed full-back had his way and connected with the head of Zidane’s son, who scored his own double.
Great reaction from Intercity
What did Alejandro Sandroni do to get his people to react? Firstly, we were waiting for the chip exchange on the field, although after 3-0 their men looked overwhelmed. Even Castilla managed to score a fourth goal, thanks to chances from Nico Paz and Álvaro Rodríguez, before heading to the dressing room for the break.
In fact, the Argentinian’s first change did not come until the 57th minute. Nsue took advantage of Asencio’s error in control, stole the ball and beat De Luis from underneath to make the score 3-1. The Madrid goalkeeper denied Aarón Piñán to make it 3-2 after a good volley, so Sandroni’s half-time talk allowed his team to reconnect.
Then Castilla woke up and it looked like the Alicante team would pay the price for not being able to capitalize on a phase of intense dominance to get closer to the scoreboard. Nothing is further from reality. Nico Paz’s penalty, superbly converted by specialist Álvaro Pérez after Pol Roigé’s cross, left the gap at just one goal with plenty of time remaining..
It was a matter of believing. And if there’s one thing this Intercity has left, it’s faith. Ten minutes before the end, Guillem Jaime came onto the stage from outside the field to score a draw by hitting the ball with the outside of his foot.. A goal that Modric himself would have signed to reward Intercity’s faith.
MATCH COMMITTEE
REAL MADRID CASTILLA: From Luis; Obrador, Mario Martín, Theo Zidane, Álvaro Rodríguez, Nico Paz, Edgar, Asencio, Gonzalo (Peter, 78′), Palacios (Víctor Muñoz, 88′) and Ribes.
INTERCITY: Manu Herrera; Guillem Jaime (Cámara, 88′), Cristo, Bellotti, Nsue, Pol Roigé, Vadik (Mendibe, 88′), Álvaro Pérez, Simón (Xemi, 57′), Burlamaqui (Solde, 65′) and Aarón Piñán.
GOALS: 1-0 (25′) Álvaro Rodríguez. 2-0 (27′) Theo Zidane. 3-0 (31′) Theo Zidane. 3-1 (48′) 3-2 (77′) Álvaro Pérez, penalty. 3-3 (80′) Guillem Jaime.
REFEREE: Imanol Irurtzun Artola. He scolded Mario Martín, Pol Roigé, Vadik and Nsue.
STADIUM: Alfredo di Stéfano (Madrid).
Source: Informacion
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