1-2: Real Madrid struggle to reach ‘final four’

Linda Caicedo will be decided on Real Madrid. His first goal with the white shirt in extra time gave Toril’s team a place in the ‘final four’ of Queen’s Cup. He Villarreal, which equalized the purpose of Esther thanks to both at your own door Ivana Andres, it was surpassed by the visiting team’s improvement as Caicedo and Oroz entered the ‘extra’ time.

Real Madrid and Villarreal are fighting for the last places available in the ‘final four’ of the Copa de la Reina after the victories of Alhama, Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club in their respective battles. White, a priori favorite of the duel, started the game cautiously. Her first shot on goal would not come until the 7th minute, when Teresa Abelleira tested Elena de Toro from distance, which she caught with no problem in two halves.

The set of Sara Monforte they stayed organized and commanded their field, leaving little space for the visitors who, despite having the ball, were unable to put together dangerous plays towards the opposing goal. Of the villarreal Yes, Pancha Lara warned after ten minutes of play. The Chilean combined a center shot from the left that hit the crossbar of the goal that Misa defended, though the move was invalid due to an illegal position.

Gradually, the real Madrid is approaching the area of ​​the yellow group with Esther as the main threat of cancer. The forward of the team Alberto Toril had a chance to open the scoring in the 13th minute, but his shot from a pass from Claudia Florentino fell on Elena de Toro’s body. Once again, the Andalusian found himself with a great save from the goalkeeper as the half hour of the game drew to a close.

The third chance would be a charm for the visiting team’s ’10’. Esther He took advantage of the rebound off the left post after Teresa’s shot from the edge to make it 0-1 and take the first step for Real Madrid to return to the semifinals of the Copa de la Reina for the second straight year. With the score in their favour, the whites began to slow down the game with their sights set on the weekend’s match, the ‘derby’ against Atletico Madrid.

For the second time in Sports City José Manuel Llaneza It started with local team news. Sara Monforte took advantage of the stoppage in the game to bring on Pilar García and Soldevila to give Villarreal more stability and try to take advantage of a mistake by the white team to bring the tie back to par.

Minutes passed and chances did not arrive on the field of play, both teams thought more about the main matches of the weekend, against Alhama and Atlético de Madrid. He real Madrid He tried to approach the opposing area, but all his outposts were canceled for offside. Villarreal, for their part, improved with the changes and although they did not shoot on goal, they were more present in the opposite field, troubling their rivals.

The group of Bullpen which did not manage to produce anything in the second half, was activated again upon entering the field of Linda Caicedo and Naomie Feller there were twenty minutes left, but soon found himself with a pitcher of cold water. A quick play by Villarreal led to Pancha Lara’s cross from the left and Ivana Andrés, in his attempt to clear the ball, ended up heading it into his own goal in the 76th minute of the game, which brought the score back to level.

Real Madrid did not give up in the final minutes and went one step further to avoid extra time. cutter, weir, twice, and Athena They would have put the visiting team back in the lead on the scoreboard. After three extra minutes, the referee called the end of regulation time allowing extra time.

The visitors started adding time with a double offensive change. Nahikari and Maite Oroz they enter the field of play looking to give their team the winning goal. Linda Caicedo and Weir They grabbed the goal a few minutes into extra time, the Colombian shot centered from the front into the goalkeeper’s hands and the Scotsman sent the ball over the crossbar.

I will be Linda Caicedo, the new signing of Real Madrid, is in charge of leading his team on the scoreboard again. The Colombian scored his first goal in the white shirt making it 1-2 in the 100th minute after taking advantage of a great pass in the small area from svava from the left. The remaining minutes of extra time passed with chances from Nahikari and Feller, who smashed the ball against the post with three minutes remaining in the 120′.

The final whistle from the referee was a breath of fresh air for real Madrid that he can now celebrate reaching the semifinals of the Copa de la Reina for the second year in a row. With no time to think about the result, both teams have to focus on the main duels that will be held on the weekend for them. Real Madrid will face Atlético de Madrid on Wanda Alcalá de Henares Sports City, Meanwhile he villarreal will host Alhama in an important game to stay in the F League next season.