MAZARRÓN F.C. v HUERCAL-OVERA C.F.

Only FOUR subs listed officially. And no sign of reserve 'keeper Cristobal.

Three of the subs got a run out - the only one to miss out was CHINO!

Five yellows for us and four for the visitors.

MAZARRON FC 2 HUERCAL OVERA CF 0

Huercal Overa had the better of the early play and Mazarron keeper, Antonio Pena, had to be at his most alert. He made a good save after just eight minutes when the defence was caught flat footed by a through ball.

Little was seen of Mazarron until a superb through ball from Andreo saw Salva Ballesta racing clear of the visitors defence and he coolly slotted the ball past the advancing keeper to give Mazarron the lead after 17 minutes.

Pena then easily dealt with a Huercal Overa free kick before he had to race off his line to make another excellent save with his feet when another long ball beat the Mazarron defence after 21 minutes.

Mazarron suffered two early injuries with Gato and Nacho replacing Heredia and Andreo before Huercal Overa's best move of the half. An excellent run down the left wing saw a pin point cross just turned against the bar and over by an onrushing forward.

Mazarron came more into the game in the closing stages of the first half and Basi's excellent free kick was headed goalwards to force an excellent save by the Huercal Overa keeper. Then superb work on the left saw Dani Barrelis turning the visitors' defence inside out only to see his left wing cross evade two onrushing Mazarron players at the far post.

Half time Mazarron 1 Huercal Overa 0

Huercal Overa had a chance to equalise just five minutes into the second half but Alejandro headed a right wing cross just wide. A minute later Antonio Pena was in action again turning another shot round the post for a corner. However, it was Mazarron who increased their lead on 60 minutes when a shot from outside the penalty area was only half saved by the visiting keeper and Dani Barrelis rushed in to turn the rebound home.

A spate of bookings disrupted the flow of the game but Mazarron's defence was finally getting to grips with the Huercal Overa attack. The visitors had the majority of the play but just could not break down the Mazarron defence and when they did they had Antonio Pena to contend with.

On 88 minutes Dani Barriles raced down the left before cutting into the penalty area but he was just unable to get his shot in and the danger was cleared. At the other end another diving save from Pena thwarted Huercal Overa again. With the last attack of the game Barriles played a lovely ball into the path of substitute Carrasco but he could not get enough power into his shot which was saved.

It was a great start for Mazarron in the Tercera Division but they had to work very hard to overcome a determined Huercal Overa side.

Tem: Antonio Pena; Josema; Zurdo; Adrian Campoy; Alberto; Andreo (Nacho); Basi; Heredia (Gato); Dani Barrelis; Diego (Carrasco); Salva Ballesta

Man of the Match: Antonio Pena