Orihuela tested his strength with Sergi Guilló responsible for his ability to bounce back after last week’s defeat. Now was the time to do so in a complex fiefdom like the former Condomina, home to UCAM Murcia, a team that had recently entered professional football. And the response from “Scorpions” couldn’t have been better; with a convincing victory that once again took them clear of the relegation spots and left them, for example, within one point of the Murcian team..
The guys from Vega Baja positioned themselves well from the very beginning on the turf of the historic stadium and could not fail to succeed in the first post to the area. UCAM offset Oriola’s better start as the minutes ticked by, leaving the first quarter tied between both competitors.
Orihuela stepped forward once again, searching for Zorro’s area, seizing the chances of Revilla and Escobar in the first phase, and going one-on-one with Juanmi Callejón half an hour later, allowing the local goalkeeper to win.
For its part, the best opportunity for the varsity students in the first half came as the opportunity was running out, with an action that Jorge García unsuccessfully executed after breaking away from the area, luckily for the benefit of the team led by Guilló. .
Goals are coming
On the restart, Orihuela took first place after another move by Juanmi Callejón, who tried to break the initial tie. The UCAM copy was blocked by Aitor Arias in two stages.
Orihuela would open the match in the 53rd minute when Mendi beat Zorro to put his team ahead.. It was an advantage that the “Scorpions” were very clear that they should not lose and that they would defend tooth and nail, because they still had enough games ahead of them to be confident in the close result achieved.
UCAM Murcia had the capacity to carry out various dangerous actions in the visiting area after conceding 0-1, but this situation could not be resolved in their favor due to the good defensive work of the Alicante team leading between the two teams. Posts by Aitor Arias.
Faced with the uncertainty of the outcome in the final moments, everything remained open in the final stretch, with nothing being decided. Locals continued to seek dangerous actions to achieve a draw with more momentum than success.
Thus, two minutes before the end of regular time, Hamza’s accurate shot, who came onto the field in the second half, allowed his team to score a goal that eliminated all doubts about Orihuela’s victory.and with this, for Sergi Guilló’s men, the sum of three points that allows them to place themselves in a comfortable mid-table position in the 4th group of the Second RFEF, three points from the “play-out”, but six points directly from the “play-out” relegation, with almost the same margin (seven points) separating them from the exciting promotion ‘play-off’.
MATCH COMMITTEE
UCAM MURCIA: Zorro; Mena, Fran Callejón (Ródenas, 62′), Ramón Blázquez, Josema, Toni García (Fabi, 71′), Yasser (Luque, 71′), Alonso, José Cruz, Arturo and Jorge García (Fer Pina, 62′).
ORIHUELA: Aitor Arias; Escobar, Goyo Medina, Sergio Camacho (Hamza, 62′), Adrián Revilla (Aschalew, 74′), De las Cuevas (Armando, 62′), Pallarés (Sebas, 74′), Juanmi Callejón (Dani Espejo, 85′) , Marc Sirera, Booker and Mendi.
GOALS: 0-1 (53′) Mendi. 0-2 (88′) Hamza.
REFEREE: Marc Oltra Sáez. He warned Jorge García and Fran Callejón for the locals, and Hamza and Juanmi Callejón for the visitors.
STADIUM: BeSoccer La Condomina.