Starting on the right foot and winning the first game is what Real Zaragoza wanted in their eleventh project in the second division, and they achieved it this Saturday against a Villarreal subsidiary that has been heavily accused of their youth problems (2 -0).
The inexperience and lack of strength in defense paid dearly for the villarrealenses who saw how in two poorly resolved plays their rival knew how to translate them into goals.
Two goals went up on the scoreboard, but both Zaragocista and Villarreal were unable to resolve the clear chances they had for the scoreboard to show a wider score.
From the start, the yellows let the locals control the game, allowing them to get around Íker Álvarez’s goal with relative ease, but without creating too much danger.
On the contrary, the villarrealenses tried to surprise the long balls, which allowed them to have the first clear action of danger with a ball crossed from Tasende’s side that reached Rodrigo and everything in his favor he saw how Nieto blocked. of the ball
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Zaragoza’s response soon came, with two clear chances, one for Azón and another for Bakis, who missed their shots on the visitors’ goal. For just over three minutes the clearest chance came to life without the marker moving.
Just before half-time in the game, Ontiveros launched a dangerous shot to which Cristian, whose body was off balance, responded by sticking out a leg to clear a ball on its way to the goal.
After the technical break after half an hour for hydration, the game entered a cheaper phase where it was difficult for both teams to reach the rival area properly.
A clear defensive error when the ball was released left everything in Bakis’ favor but his shot was deflected by a great save by Íker Álvarez.
Things hardly changed after the break, with Miguel Álvarez’s men giving up in search of a counter that could put their rival in trouble. His chance came after 52 minutes with a long ball to Ferrari that he dribbled over.
A chaotic game in the yellow area that was not resolved by their defenders allowed the Aragonese team to score their first goal through Maikel Mesa, where youth squad player Iván Azón contributed in his unstoppable fight not to give up a lost ball.
The goal brought the Zaragoza fans out of their torpor, who began pushing their team from the stands in an effort to consolidate the result to avoid surprises.
Again a poorly resolved clearance by the yellow defenders that hit Francho and ended up with a shot to score the second goal.
The recently arrived Bermejo still managed to add to the blanquilla account, on the last clear occasion but he found an inspired visiting goalkeeper.
Data sheet:
2 – Real Zaragoza: Cristian; Fran Gámez, French, Jair, Nieto; Francho, Aguado (Jaume Grau, min.80), Toni Moya (Mollejo, min.75), Maikel Mesa (Sergi Enrich, min.86); Bakis (Germán Varela, min.86) and Azón (Bermejo, min.75).
0 – Villarreal B: Iker Alvarez; Alti, Hugo Pérez (Gelardo, min.78), Abraham, Tasende; Rodrigo (Víctor Moreno, min.78), Del Moral, Carlo (Requena, min.78), Ontiveros; Fores (Pascual, min.66) and Ferrari (Collado, min.66).
Goals: 1-0. Min.56, Maikel Mesa; 2-0. Min.64, Franc.
Referee: Quintero González (C. Andaluz). He advised Rodrigo, Alti, Ontiveros and Íker Álvarez of yellow cards for Villarreal B, and Fran Gámez and Mollejo for Real Zaragoza.
Incidents: match corresponding to the first day of the Hypermotion League played at La Romareda stadium before 16,838 spectators. The pitch was in good condition in a match that started in a high temperature, 34°.
Source: La Verdad
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