Cartagena won again at home and are eyeing promotion

Cartagena recovered their best version and beat Real Oviedo 2-1 to once again celebrate a win at home, in front of their fans, almost three months later, allowing them to sleep in eighth in LaLiga SmartBank, which with 40 points, and five out. behind positions that give the right to dispute promotion to the First Division. The Asturian team, for its part, is thirteenth with 34, six above the relegation zone.

The match that opened the twenty-eighth day in the Second Division was played under the rain at the Cartagonova stadium, where those from the port city have not won since they beat Sociedad Deportiva Éibar 2-1 on November 27, 2022 -since then one draw and four losses at home.

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Cartagena, who ended an eight-game winless streak last weekend with a resounding 0-3 win at Éibar, repeated that match’s eleven to host an Oviedo that just lost 0-1 at home against Burgos Club de Fútbol and their coach, Álvaro Cervera, introduced some changes. Miguel Ángel Prendes “Mangel” and Viti Rozada replaced Jimmy Suárez and Sergi Enrich.

The clash started with offensive excitement on the part of both teams and, after a warning from local Damián Musto and another from visiting Manu Vallejo, it was 1-0. Iván Martos, with a great shot from the side after Jairo Izquierdo’s play, opened the scoring in the 9th minute.

Almost four minutes later, Borja Valle got the second in an action on the counter, but the shot went to the right of Quentin Braat.

Efesé, led by Pablo de Blasis and Pêpê Rodrigues, became sharp through Jairo and Óscar Ureña and continued to lead. In fact, he asked Braat again with a shot by Ureña himself, although the Asturian team was also very close to a draw in a counter action where Raúl Moro sent the ball over the crossbar.

The second local goal was created on a set piece play. De Blasis put it into place with music and Musto, with a header and unmarked, increased the advantage for Luis Carrión’s men.

With that result, the break was reached, although before the three whistles the carbayones had closed the gap with their first shot between the sticks. The attempt, again by Raúl Moro, was cleared by Aarón Escandell.

As soon as the second half started, a counterattack done very well by Viti Rozada set up Manu Vallejo, but his shot went wide in a very clear opportunity. Immediately afterwards Jairo had it to make it 3-0, but Braat kept him out and soon after Borja Valle had up to three chances, all of them headers after lateral crosses. In two he failed to find a goal and in the other he collided with the visiting goalkeeper.

The black and white team had control of the game, but in an isolated action their rival was completely involved in the match. A cross from Abel Bretones was headed home by Leo Sequeira in the face of the passivity of the Efesé centre-backs.

A peaceful match for those from Carrión came to a hasty end. Alfredo Ortuño scored the third black and white goal but sent the ball through the body of Braat in the 88th minute and on the next play Ángel Montoro came very close to securing the tie with a shot from outside the area that went slightly wide. . .

That was the last cartridge for Álvaro Cervera’s men in a match in which he reacted last to the comfort of a Cartagena whose players, from the midfield, celebrated the victory with the Viking rite with their fans, rhythmic applause in the stands.

DATA SHEET

2 – Soccer Club Cartagena: Aaron Escandell; Iván Calero, Kiko Olivas, Daktovic, Iván Martos (Alcalá, m.75); Musto, Pêpê, De Blasis (Eteki, m.85); Jairo (Jansson, m.65), Óscar Ureña (Franchu, m.75) and Borja Valle (Alfredo Ortuño, m.75).

1 – Real Oviedo: Braat; Lucas Godson (Camarassa, m.72), Rodri Tarín, Dani Calvo, Bretons; Luismi, Mangel (Ángel Montoro, m.58), Viti Rozada, Raúl Moro (Sequeira, m.58); Koba Leïn (Enol, m.46) and Manu Vallejo (Borja Sánchez, m.72).

Goals: 1-0, M.9: Ivan Martos. 2-0, M.38: Musto. 2-1, M.80: Sequeira.

Referee: Andrés Fuentes Molina, from the Valencian committee. He showed the yellow card to locals Musto (m.66) and Pêpê (m.89) and visitors Lucas Ahijado (m.38) and Luismi (m.74).

Incidents: Match corresponding to the twenty-eighth day of LaLiga SmartBank football played at the Cartagonova stadium in Cartagena before about 7,000 spectators. Before the meeting began, a minute’s silence was observed in memory of the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.