Hércules closed the preseason with a defeat (3-1), leaving Ángel Rodríguez wondering in their match against UCAM Murcia in a game where Ángel Rodríguez paid a lot of money for his students’ defensive fragility, poor start to the game and lack of offensive foresight in the first minutes. . dominance. After falling back 3-0, at least Ander Vitoria’s goal and reduced local intensity prevented a more scandalous outcome.

It took two minutes for Carlos Abad to make his first response from Manu Ramírez’s corner to score an Olympic goal. Ángel Rodríguez’s men arrived late at dawn on Sunday and paid for it first thing in the morning.

After a few corner kicks and local harassment that was more typical of a friendly match, UCAM soon opened the box. On one of these short corners this time, Alfredo went to the farthest post from the right and found Rafa Chumbi without a trace, only to have to divert the header away from Carlos Abad’s reach.

The difference in density between the two teams was such that while UCAM adorned itself with verticality and charcuterie, including Alfredo’s rabona, Hercules made cadet mistakes. One of them was corrected by Abad, with a side free kick initiated by Manu Ramírez, with a save where two members of the barrier opened and the ball weighed in between towards the Herculaneum net.

It took ten minutes for Hercules to gain his first long-term dominance, and from there they leveled the match. Dylan got his first shot with a high set-piece header. However, the Blues and Whites did not always reach the last pass or a few centimeters, thus creating dangerous chances.

The Murcians were much more direct and were meant to test it each time they set foot in Abad’s territory. Canary saved 2-0 with a close shot from Alfredo, but was unable to do anything after an error in Dylan’s shot shortly before the timeout. Torres. He gave it to Alfredo who scored the goal. Seconds later, Rafa Chumbi was alone against Carlos Abad, but did not finish well.

Ángel Rodríguez made it clear that the start of the first half cannot be repeated in the second half and Hercules looks more focused with two changes (Nico and Maxi Ribero). Mirage lasted for five minutes, which took advantage of Abad’s refusal to counterattack, requiring an old man like Pedro Torres to make his own third.

Football related stuff, the third goal seemed to suit Hercules better than UCAM. The college students were relieved and the Blue and Whites had a triple option to score within seconds: Sergio Marcos took his wide shot from the outside; César Moreno sent a whip to the crossbar and Cedrés was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.

Raúl Ruiz also put Pau Torres to the test with a good free kick. Alicante’s persistence was rewarded by Jean Paul in an individual action that Ander Vitoria finished in his first goal as herculaneum.

The carousel of changes and the referee’s untimely injury broke the rhythm of the game in the final part; a UCAM was more interested in finishing the game than widening the gap and a Hercules failed to score a winning goal. it closer to the pointer. With 3-1, Ángel Rodríguez’s men added their second defeat in the pre-season and ended the preparation phase with much doubt before the start of the competition in the Mallorca sidecourt next week.

MATCH TABLE

UCAM Murcia: Pau Torres; Migue Marín, Fran Lara, Mario Abenza, Alfredo Gutiérrez, Manu Ramírez, Yasser, Diego Jiménez, Rafa Chumbi, Pedro Torres and Javi Pérez. They also played: José Fran, Sergio Cortés, Chuma, Javi Ramírez, Palomeque, Vicente, Isra Cano and Diego Iglesias.

Hercules: Carlos Abad; Felipe, Raúl Ruiz, Villacañas, Toscano, César Moreno, Marcelo, Ander Vitoria, Sergio Marcos, Dylan and Cristian Cedrés. They also played: Nico, Maxi Ribero, Jean Paul, Manu Navarro and Marcos Bravo.

Goals: 1-0 (4′) Rafa Chumbi. 2-0 (44′) Alfredo Gutierrez. 3-0 (51′) Pedro Torres. 3-1 (67′) Ander Vitoria.

Referee: Cuadrado Garcia (Murcian school). He warned César Moreno and Migue Marín.

Events: Friendly match played in La Condomina (Murcia).