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Post by davecapper on Nov 17, 2014 14:19:45 GMT 1
Thanks to Allan Jones for the match report
Sporting Camposol 0 Mazarron FC 1
Mazarron came out on top in the first ever derby between the two local teams watched by a good crowd with an excellent atmosphere.
The game started quite slowly but Mazarron had the first chance in the 5th minute when Mateo found Alfonso who shot wide. Mazarron’s keeper Carrasco was then injured following a corner from Sporting Camposol. He played on for a further 10 minutes but finally had to be replaced in goal by Pablo a juvenile.
In the 20th minute Sporting Camposol had a free kick which was deflected for a corner followed by a good save by Pablo who came to the rescue again a few minutes later when he raced out of goal to make a further good clearance. Mazarron suffered another blow when Antonio Jose was injured and replaced by crowd favourite Cecilio to great applause.
Mazarron began to take control and had three or four good chances, most falling to leading scorer Tolo although Camposol did have one chance of their own. However, two minutes before half time Cecilio opened his account for the season when he headed Mazarron into the lead.
In the second half Tolo was soon into action again and in the 60th minute saw a long range shot go narrowly over the bar. Five minutes later Sporting Camposol came near to an equalising goal but the game then became fairly open with neither side gaining the upper hand.
In the 80th minute Mazarron’s Manu was shown a straight red card and the game started to get a little out of hand with a number of bookings and the teams were evened up in the 83rd minute when former Mazarron striker Boudia was sent off for Sporting Camposol.
The final whistle came with Mazarron taking the three points and moving back into a play off position.
Team: Carasco (Pablo) Lorca Antonio Jose (Cecilio), Dani, Mateo, Alfonso, Enrique Liders Manu Diego (Juanillo) Tolo
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Post by davecapper on Nov 10, 2014 15:16:33 GMT 1
MATCH REPORT FROM TONY JARVIS
MAZARRON FC 1 LA HOYA LORCA CF ‘B’ 1
Hola
And welcome to the outside broadcast cameras (well - at least one long lens) of the Los Amigos de Mazarron to today’s Match of the Day against La Hoya Lorca. One had hoped that this might be the top of the table clash, but recent results have left Mazarron down in eighth place with today’s opponents above them in third place.
Today welcomed back Cecilio to the squad after his work had recently taken him away; although he only started on the bench. The team had a number of returning players in the form of Lorca, Enrique and Tolo who were all missing from last week’s team. They lined up as follows; Carrasco in goal and a back four of Lorca, Antonia Jose, Alfonso and Dani, with the midfield of Liders, Manu and Enrique promoted up field, with Tolo, Diego and Pineda (Christian) up front – a three man attack that boded well.
What a difference a week can make not only in politics! Although, last week’s loss to Esparragal had seen an improvement in the play, this week’s was a revelation. Within the first 5 minutes Mazarron had a number of attacks with a great deal of passing on the ground with a number of Mazarron players involved in moving the ball up field. The midfield was not by-passed by long balls out of the defence, and was in fact heavily involved in much of what Mazarron achieved.
In the 4th minute Mazarron had Christian running down the left wing from a lovely through ball from Manu, but unfortunately there were too many La Hoya Lorca defenders around him to be able to get in a telling cross.
It was not until the 10th minute that La Hoya Lorca had their first meaningful attack which did result in a corner, but that was put into the Mazarron side-netting on the nearside; and their first shot on goal did not come until the 14th minute and ended up way over the bar, to the first chorus of ‘burro’.
In the 12th minute another Mazarron attack from a free kick was cleared by the La Hoya Lorca defender but at the expense of a corner. The ball was put into the penalty area to the far post, but unfortunately the resultant shot back only found the La Hoya Lorca side net.
What was becoming clear from the various free kicks and corners that Mazarron were awarded that the delivery of these was much better than in recent games – so it seems that some effort has been made in training to ensure that the ball when delivered has much more potential to result in a goal.
Whilst it was mainly Mazarron attacking there were the sporadic attacks by La Hoya Lorca and in one such attack in the 20th minute a game of pin-ball was played in the Mazarron penalty area, but Mazarron were able to eventually clear the danger.
In the next ten minutes or so Mazarron mounted a number of attacks with Tolo and Christen featuring prominently, with one spectacular attempt of an overhead kick by Tolo ending a 4-man move – but it went wide.
One breakaway attack by La Hoya Lorca on the half hour mark ended thanks to an over enthusiastic left winger who had strayed off-side when the Mazarron defence had got caught up field in a Mazarron attack and were struggling to get back.
In the 35th minute another passing movement by Mazarron ended with Tolo hitting a great cross from Manu on the volley, but the angle was too tight and the ball went behind the La Hoya Lorca goal. However, this chance was to precede the next Mazarron attack when Tolo carrying the ball into the La Hoya Lorca penalty area turned sharply only to be brought down by a La Hoya Lorca defender – a clear cut penalty, and the referee agreed!
Up stepped Tolo to take the penalty and it was one nil within seconds!
1-0
Within a minute Tolo was to test out his ball skills once again on the edge of the La Hoya penalty area, but there were too many defenders on this occasion and the ball was taken off him and cleared by the La Hoya Lorca defence.
In the 45th minute Antonio Jose was booked for a foul on the half-way line which resulted in a corner to La Hoya Lorca from their free kick, but it was easily gathered in by Carrasco and the referee blew for half-time with only a minute of added time.
Half-time: 1-0
The second half continued much the way that the first half had ended, with Mazarron having the majority of the attacking play, interspersed with the occasional La Hoya Lorca attack. In the 48th minute Mazarron fashioned a move including at least half-a-dozen good passes, ending with Tolo crossing from the left wing but there was no Mazarron attacker to meet it in the middle.
In the 54th minute Mazarron were awarded a fortuitous free kick (not only did your reporter believe that the foul should have been given the other way – but a number of other Mazarron supporters feared that the free kick would be given against Mazarron). The resultant fee kick by Liders was placed in the danger area for La Hoya Lorca and met by Enrique with a good header but a little too high and it went over the bar.
However, despite the majority of the attacks coming from Mazarron, the next La Hoya Lorca attack in the 56th minute resulted in a goal. La Hoya Lorca attacked down the right wing and a cross was well met by a La Hoya Lorca attacker with his head which went straight into the Mazarron net.
1-1
However, Mazarron were not too down hearted by this set back as they continued to seek the all-important goal to give them the three points. It also seemed that La Hoya Lorca were only too pleased to get back on level terms as they seldom mounted any further meaningful attacks, with your reporter only noting one further attack where the Mazarron defence had to deal with a corner that Carrasco safely gathered in.
In the 62nd minute came a substitution that had many of the Mazarron supporters questioning the tactics, as Christian was taken off and replaced by Chema – not that Chema did not take up some good positions, but it seemed a strange decision when Mazarron were quite clearly trying to get that all elusive win.
In the 65th minute the crowd’s favourite Cecilio came on for Diego, and immediately set about trying to terrorise the La Hoya Lorca defence! He charged through onto a back pass provided by the La Hoya defence which eventually gave Mazarron a corner; and from the corner Tolo shot over the bar.
In the 69th minute a lengthy discussion between the referee and the linesman on the nearside resulted in the La Hoya Lorca number 11 being shown a yellow card, but as he had already been booked it turned red and off he trooped. The speculation amongst the home supporters was that he had caught the ‘Mazarron disease’ and had questioned the linesman’s ability to provide his true lineage or that he should acquire a new set of spectacles as soon as possible.
More Mazarron attacks in the next 15 minutes or so came to nought with the odd shot going wide and resulting in a goal kick. Tolo’s name found its way into the ‘little black book’ (even though it’s a white card?) that all referees seem to have in their top pocket; after trying to beat four defenders on his own, losing the ball and fouling a defender trying to get it back.
In the 87th minute Mazarron were awarded a free kick on the edge of the La Hoya Lorca penalty area, after a defender was given a yellow card for a foul on a Mazarron player. According to some (including your reporter and the Los Amigos El Presidente) this was a “blatant miscarriage of justice” as the defender was the last man.
As was to be the theme throughout this match Mazarron were not able to make anything of the free kick; and the referee blew for the end of the match a few minutes later; but not before sending the Mazarron substitute Isreal to the dressing room early for something he must have said to the nearside linesman. Clearly, this linesman was a sensitive soul as he had managed indirectly to get two players an early bath!!
Full Time: 1-1
Summary
In my view this performance compared extremely well with those at the beginning of the season. The football was good, the passing was good, and they committed more people to attack when they had the ball. They didn’t just kick the ball out of defence and hope, but played the ball out of defence by looking for a Mazarron player. This meant that the midfield came much more into the game then had happened in previous matches, and the midfield as a result was much more creative.
If I have a criticism it is that the number of shots on target could be counted on one hand, and that applied to both teams. The goal keepers were really only called on to deal with corners which both goal minders did with ease. Any free headers or shots that came the way of both teams always seemed to go over the bar, or wide of the posts.
However, much better entertainment than previous matches!
Team: Carrasco, Lorca, Dani, Antonio Jose, Alfonso, Liders, Enrique, Manu, Diego (Cecilio), Tolo, Christen (Chema)
Man of the Match: Tolo
That’s it from your roving reporter for a while; I’m handing you back to the studio and Alan – a cultured Scouser (is that not a contradiction in terms?) – who I believe is taking over whilst I enjoy the delights of the grandchildren and Christmas in the UK (perhaps that’s a contradiction in terms also?).
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Post by davecapper on Nov 3, 2014 19:32:50 GMT 1
Tony Jarvis's match report:-
CD ESPARRAGAL 1 MAZARRON FC 0
Hope springs eternal … or so they say!
The pre-match discussion amongst the Mazarron supporters on the coach as it travelled up the AP-7 towards Murcia contained the optimistic view that Mazarron would play a good game today; based on two major assumptions. Firstly, Cristian was back training with the squad and would hopefully be playing; and secondly Mazarron could not possibly play as bad as last week against Minerva as that game was dire!
On arrival at the ground the second* job of your reporter was to establish who was in the team/squad for the match. This contained the first surprise as the squad made no mention of Tolo, Mazarron’s main striker. On further enquiry by your reporter it was established that this was because Tolo had not trained during the week. At this point it was decided that discretion was the better part of valour and no further request was made as to why he hadn’t trained! In any event I’m not one to gossip!!
The team lined up as follows. Carrasco in goal, with Mateo, Dani, Antonio Jose and Alfonso in the back four, with Liders, Pineda (Cristian) and Israel in midfield; and Diego, Andreu (juvenile) and Juanillo up front. A three man attack might bode well for what was to come. Although for most of the match young Andreu fell back into midfield and Cristian moved up to occupy the left wing position.
The first Mazarron attack resulted in a corner in the first minute, but it unfortunately came to nought; and in the third minute Antonio Jose made an excellent interception to break up an Esparragal attack. This was followed by a couple of free kicks to Esparragal from within the Mazarron half, but both were cleared by the Mazarron defence.
The next 15 minutes or so were taken up with mainly Esparragal attacks interspersed with an odd Mazarron attack. On 14 minutes the Esparragal team thought they had scored after some desperate defending by Mazarron found Carrasco clutching the ball on the Mazarron goal line after a free header, but the linesman on the far side who was well placed indicated otherwise. There followed a corner moments later but the Esparragal player placed it into the nearside side net – a woeful waste of a dead ball situation.
Mazarron mounted most of their attacks via Cristian out on the left wing and in the 20th minute he took off down the left wing, but there were too many defenders and he was unable to get in a telling cross. A free kick taken by Liders went towards the right hand side of the Esparragal goal but the Esparragal goalkeeper had expected the ball to be placed there and he easily gathered it in.
During the period leading up to the half-hour there were quite a few Mazarron attacks, usually led by Cristian, but there were no clear-cut chances or direct shots on goal for the Esparragal defence to have to deal with.
On the 25th minute there was yet another goal line clearance from the Mazarron goal area, which led to a corner, but this was safely gathered in by Carrasco. Clearly, the better chances had fallen to Esparragal, but they had not been able to capitalize on them.
However, something appears to have happened at about the 30 minute mark as Mazarron reverted to the old kick and run style of football. Whether this was due to the Esparragal pressure or not, the defence just kicked the ball out of defence without looking for a Mazarron player to receive it. On the 37th minute an interesting Esparragal free kick on the edge of the Mazarron penalty area was only foiled by bad timing of the players involved and not any Mazarron interception – the ball went out of play on the far side.
The referee blew bang on the 45 minute mark, with an Esparragal shot just sailing over the Mazarron bar.
Bar the last few minutes this had been a much better half for Mazarron than any of the previous three matches, with some attempt by the defence and midfield to pass the ball around. The Mazarron supporters around your reporter were in good humour and optimistic about the second half – although that could have been the beer and pasties talking!
Half-Time: 0-0
The second half started very much as the first had ended with more Esparragal attacks and the odd Mazarron one. One free kick to Mazarron down at the near corner flag was wasted as it sailed over the bar for an Esparragal goal kick. In the meantime a substitution had taken place as Juanillo was replaced by Esteban (a juvenile). In the minutes following his introduction he scampered up and down the Mazarron right wing and demonstrated some great determination and not a little skill, but as ever was outdone by too many defenders around him and too little assistance from the Mazarron midfield.
On the 53rd minute Esteban was released down the right and he passed a couple of defenders down to the Esparragal bye-line, he got a good shot away but the angle was too tight and the Esparragal goal minder was able to gather the ball.
In the 57th minute an Esparragal defender was booked for bringing Cristian down, but Cristian was also booked - for a foul that had happened just seconds earlier, but the referee had allowed play to continue as Esparragal had the ball at that point.
As we approached the hour mark Mazarron strung a number of passes together in an attack – only for the play to go out of play on the far side!
In the 60th minute came that one goal that all the supporters around your reporter believed would win the match – unfortunately, it came for Esparragal and not Mazarron. A through ball from the Esparragal midfield bisected the Mazarron defence and there was an attacker to pass it into the Mazarron net.
1-0
In the next 10 minutes Mazarron made another couple of substitutions with Chema coming on for Israel, and Stalin (juvenile) coming on for Andreu. It didn’t make too much difference as the Esparragal defence held firm with a couple of Esparragal attacks testing the Mazarron defence, but they were dealt with quite easily.
For some reason at or about the 85th minute Mazarron decided that they had to do something about the one goal deficit and mounted attack after attack on the Esparragal defence; with all of the attack and the substitutes showing up well in the opposition penalty area. However, all of this came far too late and the referee blew with only a minute of added time.
Full-time: 1-0
Summary
Thankfully, this was a much better display from Mazarron than the previous matches. Certainly, for the first 30 minutes and the last 5-10 minutes Mazarron tried to play football with determination and skill and tried to pass the ball around.
In my opinion they still need to commit more midfield players to the attack, but they can only do this by holding the ball in defence sometimes, to allow for runners and other players to take out opposition defenders and to create space for others to utilize. In order to achieve that the defenders need to feel comfortable on the ball and they have to move around at the back to make themselves available for a pass. Kicking the ball aimlessly up field will only result in the ball being returned very quickly.
So decision making and judgement is called for i.e. knowing when to kick the ball into the stands; and when to take control and look for the pass out of defence.
Team: Carrasco. Alfonso, Antonio Jose, Dani, Mateo, Israel (Chema), Liders, Cristian, Diego Andreu (Stalin), Juanillo (Esteban)
Man of the Match: Mateo
Hope springs eternal – for the next match!
*The first was to establish where the Cantina was and to order supplies for the visiting troops.
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Post by davecapper on Oct 13, 2014 14:14:22 GMT 1
MAZARRON FC 2 A.D.PLIEGO 2
As they say in the best of footballing circles – a game of two halves!
The game, preceded by a minute’s silence, started fairly slowly with both sides probing carefully. Mazarron, as ever, using just the one main target man – Tolo, with Diego assisting alongside. The more measured attacks coming from Pliego, who always attacked with 3 or 4 players in the vicinity of the Mazarron penalty area.
From an early free kick to Mazarron, Tolo shot wide of the Pliego left hand post. However this was countered by a Pliego free kick which resulted in a free header to the Pliego attack – fortunately the header had no power and Conejo gathered safely. So it continued for the first 25 minutes or so with both sides trying to find a way through, with Mazarron starting to penetrate the Pliego defence with long, raking passes for Tolo to run onto.
In the 27th minute Antonio Jose made an excellent tackle to stop a quick Pliego breakaway, which resulted in a throw-in near the corner flag, from the resultant throw another visitors attack was repelled twice by excellent saves from Conejo and a block on the Mazarron goal-line leading to Pliego’s second corner of the match.
The corner came across and was headed out by the Mazarron defence, but it fell to the Visitor’s number 21 whose shot looped over the Mazarron goal minder and into the corner of the net.
0-1
Further disaster was to strike 2 minutes later when a Pliego attack down the left wing reached the by-line but was crossed low across the Mazarron goal area for it to reach an unmarked Pliego player who calmly pushed it into the net. Cue Mazarron heads to drop.
0-2
It wasn’t until the 35th minute that Mazarron recorded their first corner. But worse was to come in the 44th minute after some ‘handbags at dawn’ in the Mazarron penalty are both teams had a player booked – for Mazarron it turned out to be Alfonso the captain. The Pliego corner came to nought, but it was the resultant Mazarron breakout that was halted by Pliego foul just inside their own half. Alfonso shaped to take the free kick, but was told by the referee to wait for his whistle; however Alfonso decided the better advantage was to play it quick, and when the referee told him to wait and take it again it seems Alfonso questioned his parentage or something similar and was booked for his troubles. Having only recently received his first yellow card this led inevitably to the red being shown and Alfonso trooped off! Mazarron clearly were relieved to get into the dressing room at half-time. What was said is still between the four walls and the team; but the start of the second half saw Mazarron with their tails up!
Just a few seconds after the restart Mazarron attacked and during the melee in the Pliego penalty area the referee pointed to the penalty spot after a foul on a Mazarron player. After furious protests from the Pliego players Tolo stepped up and struck the penalty to the left of the Pliego goalkeeper and into the net.
1-2
One minute later on the next Mazarron attack, following a long ball from the defence to Tolo, Tolo was fouled on or near the penalty area. The referee initially gave a free kick on the edge of the penalty area – only for the linesman to indicate that the foul was inside the box and so the referee then gave a penalty! Cue pandemonium in the Pliego team which resulted in some further bookings for Pliego. Up stepped Tolo for his second penalty in as many minutes and this time put it to the right of the Pliego goalkeeper and into the net.
2-2
Now you’d think that after two penalties you couldn’t get any further controversy, but there was yet another penalty appeal only a further two minutes later in Mazarron’s next attack, where a Pliego defender clearly handled the ball – but the referee decided that to give a third penalty in 5 minutes might lead to some serious scenes with the visitors team, so he waved play-on! Those supporters sitting around your reporter were convinced that this was the clearest ‘penalty’ of the three!!
The rest of the half saw 10-man Mazarron clearly looking to win the match, with Pliego on the back foot for a lot of the time. Shots by Tolo, Diego and Enrique all went wide of the Pliego goal
There were some further Pliego attacks but on the whole the Mazarron defence coped well; and after 3 minutes of added on time the referee called a halt to proceedings.
Full-Time: 2-2
Team: Conejo, Lorca, Dani, Antonio Jose, Said (Chema), Enrique, Alfonso, Israel (Manu), Diego (Mateo), Tolo (Javi), Liders.
Summary:
Mazarron did not particularly play well especially in the first half. However, their second half commitment was good to see, and perhaps they did eventually deserve a point. The better football was played by the visitors who committed more players to attack when they had the ball. Mazarron rely far too much on the long ball to Tolo whose control and judgement about when to move the ball to another Mazarron player sometimes lets him down; and Mazarron need to commit more midfield players to attack when they have the ball.
Thanks to Tony Jarvis for this excellent report
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Post by davecapper on Oct 5, 2014 5:27:32 GMT 1
EDECO FORTUNA 0 MAZARRON FC 1
Enrique’s headed goal in the 80th minute gave Mazarron a hard earned victory against a team which included several players who appear regularly in the Tercera Division, two leagues above Mazarron.
The game kicked off five minutes late following a torrential downpour and thunderstorm which sent the travelling Mazarron supporters scurrying for whatever cover they could find.
Mazarron could have taken the lead after seven minutes when Alfonso’s free kick found Tolo who could only direct his header just wide of the far post. At the other end Fortuna looked dangerous on the break and first Lorca and then goalkeeper Conejo had to be alert to prevent goalscoring opportunities.
Neither side managed a serious attempt on goal for the rest of a disappointing first half which ended when Israel and Tolo combined to set up Alfonso whose shot was wide of the target.
Chema and new-signing Manu replaced Israel and Said at half time and Mazarron began to stamp their authority on the game. A left foot drive from Tolo was just wide after 56 minutes and then Tolo played in Chema whose shot was just blocked by the onrushing Fortuna keeper.
After 70 minutes a flick from Tolo, who worked tirelessly upfront, found Diego whose fierce volley sailed just over the bar. Then Tolo broke through only to be foiled by the keeper at the expense of a corner. Mazarron’s pressure paid off after 80 minutes when Liders’ left wing corner was headed back across goal by Dani and turned in at the far post by Enrique.
Three minutes later Tolo raced through again but his mishit shot, despite beating the keeper, was cleared off the line for a corner. In the last few minutes Fortuna surged forward in search of an equaliser but the Mazarron defence and especially the excellent Conejo in goal, remained solid to ensure a victory which moved Mazarron up to fourth in the league table.
Mazarron’s next game is at home to A.D. Pliego on Sunday 12th October, kick off 17.30.
Team: Conejo, Lorca, Antonio Jose, Dani, Said (Manu), Alfonso (Javi), Israel (Chema), Enrique, Liders, Diego (Martin), Tolo.
Man of the Match: Lorca
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Post by davecapper on Sept 22, 2014 7:29:58 GMT 1
BENIAJAN CF 1 MAZARRON FC 0
A goal in the third minute of injury time denied a hard-working Mazarron a point in this top of the table clash at Beniajan.
Both sides went in to the game with 100% records but it was Beniajan who dominated the early stages with Mazarron goalkeeper Conejo making two excellent saves in the first five minutes. Mazarron without the injured Israel and Enrique in midfield struggled to get to grips with the bouncy artificial surface in the first half.
Twice the speedy Beniajan right winger burst clear, on the first occasion mis-hitting his shot completely and then hitting a firm drive just wide of the far post. Mazarron began to come more into the game and after 30 minutes Cristian’s poor shot rebounded to Tolo who found the net but he was clearly in an offside position. Five minutes later Chema and Cristian combined well on the left and from Chema’s cross Cristian headed just over the bar.
The young Andreo replaced Martin at half time and certainly added some bite into the midfield area, winning numerous tackles and headers. After 52 minutes Cristian’s free kick from 25 yards was just over the bar but five minutes later Lorca made an excellent goal liner clearance following a Beniajan corner.
A left wing free kick from Liders caused panic in the Beniajan defence and evaded everyone before the referee blew for offside. At the other end Beniajan almost took the lead with a fierce drive from 30 yards which sailed just over the bar. Then Cristian combined with substitute Juanillo whose shot was saved by the Beniajan keeper.
The last 15 minutes were played in almost complete darkness. The floodlights at Beniajan are totally inadequate and the use of a dark ball made it virtually impossible for spectators to follow the play. Nevertheless Mazarron continued to play spiritedly with Conejo excellent in goal. However, Beniajan took the points to go top of the league in the 93rd minute when, following two right wing corners, they forced the ball home at the far post.
On the balance of play it could be argued that it was a fair result but Mazarron deserved something out of the game for their hard work and commitment which augurs well for the rest of the season.
Team: Conejo, Lorca (Javi), Antonio Jose, Dani, Said, Alfonso (Juanillo), Martin (Andreo), Liders, Chema (Damian), Cristian, Tolo
Man of the Match: Conejo
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Post by davecapper on Sept 15, 2014 5:59:35 GMT 1
A.D.SUCINA 1 MAZARRON FC 3
Mazarron came back from behind to defeat a resolute Sucina team and move into second place in the Primera Autonomica.
The game got off to an explosive start when the Sucina goalkeeper charged out of his goal to deny Tolo a goalscoring opportunity by handling outside the area. He was shown the inevitable red card but Mazarron failed to take advantage of the numerical advantage in a disappointing first half.
Too often, they overhit the final ball on a sloping and bouncy artificial surface and it was Sucina who took advantage of errors in the Mazarron defence enabling Antonio to give them the lead after 22 minutes. Neither side managed to create any clear-cut chances before the interval and Cristian’s free kick after 32 minutes did not trouble the second string Sucina keeper.
The second half was a different story as Mazarron started to play the ball on the ground with some excellent passing movements. Chema replaced Lorca at half time and raced down the right wing before producing a dangerous cross which was turned away for a corner with Cristian waiting to pounce.
After 60 minutes, Mazarron equalised after a spell of intense pressure. A short corner on the right was played to Enrique whose pin point cross was headed powerfully into the roof of the net by Cristian. A few minutes later, Cristian ran on to a through ball and raced clear of the Sucina defence only to be brought down by a late tackle. It was an obvious red card for the Sucina defender but the referee astonishingly showed a yellow card to Cristian for simulation.
Mazarron took the lead after 75 minutes when Tolo found Chema racing clear down the right and he drove the ball into the corner of the net from a narrow angle. A mistake by Dani almost let in Sucina for an equaliser but fortunately the shot went just over the bar.
The league’s leading scorer Tolo sealed the three points for Mazarron in the last few minutes when he beat the retreating Sucina defence before rounding the keeper and slotting the ball home.
There were 11 yellow cards in addition to the sending off in a game in which there was rarely a bad foul and Mazarron now face another away trip to third placed Beniajan next weekend.
Mazarron Team: Conejo, Lorca (Chema), Dani, Antonio Jose, Said, Alfonso, Enrique (Martin), Leaders, Israel (Juanillo), Tolo, Cristian.
Man of the Match: Cristian
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Post by davecapper on Aug 21, 2014 18:28:03 GMT 1
Sorry Les I didn't read your post properly -thought you meant which team is in our league not which we are playing in the friendly. Too busy doing two jobs at once.
Steve will no doubt have the answer!!!
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Post by davecapper on Aug 21, 2014 16:43:17 GMT 1
Les it's SFC Minerva from Alumbres who finished 9th in Segunda last season. They have a Facebook page with photos of their ground etc
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Post by davecapper on Aug 5, 2014 16:06:59 GMT 1
Tercera.com is saying that Tolo has signed/signing for Deportivo Minera in Tercera Division
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