Lugo saved the draw against Cartagena

The Lugo the draw was saved Cartagena (1-1), although it did not help him to get out of relegation, in a match in which the Murcians continued with a penalty and in which the Lugo natives were left with ten due to the expulsion, by VAR intervention, by Alberto Rodríguez for a challenge on Jairo, who was injured in that action.

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Cartagena

Lugo: Wally; Loureiro, Alberto Rodríguez, Neyder Lozano, Zé Ricardo; Cuéllar (Jesús Fernández, m.79), Carbó (Juanpe Jiménez, m.69), Clavería (Señé, m.61), Sebas Moyano (Ángel Baena, m.79); They Do (Ces Cotos, m.79) and Chris Ramos.

Cartagena: Aaron Escandell; Iván Calero, Alcalá, Pablo Vázquez, Datkovic; Mikel Rico (Sadiku, m.77), Musto (Sangalli, m.87), De Blasis; Franchu (Borja Valle, m.66), Ortuño (Jaime Romero, m.87) and Jairo (Jansson, m.77).

The objectives: 0-1, M.17: Ortuño, from a penalty. 1-1, M.25: Chris Ramos.

Referee: Fuentes Molina, of the Valencian Committee. He sent off Alberto Rodríguez (m.76), from Lugo, with a direct red card; and to Alcalá (m.96), from Cartagena. He showed yellow to Datkovic (m.52) and Aarón (m.92), from Cartagena; and Zé Ricardo (m.87), from the local team.

Incidents: The match on the fifteenth day of LaLiga SmartBank was played at Anxo Carro before 1,968 spectators. Before the game, a minute’s silence was observed for the grandmother of Lugo goalkeeper Óscar Whalley.

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The rojiblancos fought back in the final fifteen minutes, where they stepped up to the plate in search of a win that would lift them out of relegation before the bracket of LaLiga SmartBank for the Copa del Rey, where the ‘efesé’, who also suffered the expulsion of the discount, arrived in the playoff zone.

Lugo tried to take the game on the fast track and had the first options to get ahead Cartagena with the leading role of Zé Ricardo.

The Brazilian, with personal action on the right wing, left two rivals and with his left foot put Aarón Escandell to the test, who also saved a header from Chris Ramos in the middle of the left side.

Cartagena warned with a shot from Ortuño with his left foot after gaining control in the area and found the goal with a penalty from Colombian Neyder Lozano to the visiting striker. In a week marked by a statement from Lugo about arbitrations, VAR validated the maximum penalty and the attacker converted it.

Lugo did not suffer and a cross from Hispanic-Bolivian Jaume Cuéllar connected with a superb header by Chris Ramos to tie the match with his sixth goal of the season.

Both teams were able to go to the locker room with an advantage, but Cuéllar missed the target with a shot at the far post, Whalley cleared a shot from Jairo, Ortuño sent a free shot to the side of the net from behind a wall with Si De Blassis, and El Hacen did the same. he lacked accuracy in the area after a good play by the locals.

The second half progressed with more rhythm than football. Lugo wasted three actions from set pieces and Cartagena explored the rival area based on their rival’s mistakes, such as a header from Ortuño that was denied by Whalley.

Lugo was reduced by one by the sending off, in the decisive intervention of VAR, to Alberto Rodríguez (he had previously seen a yellow card) for a tackle on Jairo, who had to leave the field of play due to injury.

The two technicians suggested changes; the Carthaginians, to win the game and the locals, to keep the tie. At least, that was the theory, because in practice the Galicians threatened more in the opposite area, taking advantage of the fact that the forces were balanced while Alcalá was dealt a blow to the cheekbone.

Already at a discount, the Cartagena defender was sent off, with a straight red card, for a good tackle on Chris Ramos in the middle of the field.