Duda’s men enter a Copa del Rey final four for the first time after coming back in epic fashion from a 2-0 loss
Futsal in Cartagena is synonymous with disappointments. Without titles despite huge projects and with far more failures than joys, it is rare that the fan of the 40×20 sport from Cartagena has been able to smile. This time, the Jimbee made it the hardest yet to defeat the historic bad fairies.
The first half was much less flashy than last Saturday’s and the defense almost always got the better of the attacks, with Raúl Jerez and Jesús Herrero starring for their respective teams.
Jimbee didn’t start off badly, he came out with personality on the Jorge Garbajosa circuit of Torrejón de Ardoz where he usually gets bad results. However, the locals struck with their first shot on target. Fits passed Bebe with ease and scored the first goal with a superlative kick into the top corner.
Pablo Ramírez was able to equalize after a superlative chest control that beat Jesús Herrero, but he missed the simplest and the ball hit the post. The iron defense prevented very clear chances. A controversial play with a second to go in the first half, when Waltinho called for a ten-yard shot, ended the first 20 minutes. It seemed to be missing.
Duda’s also went well in the second half, but conceded the second. And when all seemed lost, the Jimbee believed. Jesús Izquierdo took advantage of a mistake by Herrero to make it 2-1, with a very complicated definition. In the next action, the Murcian hit the post. The roles were reversed.
The melon growers bound by an act of faith by ‘pichichi’ Luçao. He held onto a ball after a fall and shot accurately into the base of the interista goal with his left. The delirium was further increased when with four minutes remaining the Brazilian unleashed a right-footed shot that slipped through the local side and put Jimbee ahead.
Pato’s goalkeeper player set up and threatened those from Cartagena, who had to defend and suffer to the end to win. Drahovsky and Martel intimidated Duda’s men, but Raúl Jerez, another savior, responded perfectly and the meloneros celebrated their place in the final four. Antequera awaits April 1 and Jimbee is two games away from finally reinventing the history of indoor soccer in Cartagena.
Source: La Verdad
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