Espanyol achieved this Wednesday a celebrated and suffered victory before Cartagena that raises him back to the leadership in a game that changed like night to day with the entry of Nico Melamed in 66 ', the indisputable protagonist of a comeback of gold. And Espanyoll is first again after linking two victories.
Cartagena had advanced, but the parrot squad signed first the tie with a goal and caused the penalty that transformed RDT to put the 1-2.
Y the icing was put by Javi Puado, another of those who came out in the second half, to make the third and sign the sentence with a great goal. Providential changes made by the coach in the second half.
A bulky victory that does not hide the disappointing first part of a EspanyoWhat must have been seen below the scoreboard to get the batteries and what He did not know how to 'kill' until Nico entered on the field, the player who changed the duel, revolutionizing a duel that was choking.
Vicente Moreno made changes to his eleven, already thinking about the appointment against Sporting on Sunday. Keidi Bare and Darder were the news, staying on the bench David López and Melendo.
The first minutes went back and forth, with little pause and inaccuracies, especially in a medullary parakeet that did not start well. DarderAt 10 ', he gave the first warning but his shot went high. And the reply was given Rubén Castro at 13 ', but Diego López she showed off with a good stretch.
The duel became locked, without continuity and it cost Espanyol God and it helps to link three consecutive passes, seeing a very balanced pulse. Starting at half an hour, the eleven parakeet put in a march and had two occasions. The clearest was Wu Lei in the 28 ',
after delicious assistance from RDT, but in the one-on-one with the goalkeeper, the striker sent her out, licking the post with his bitten shot.
Embarba had another two minutes later, while Cartagena showed their teeth before the break. Carrasquilla gave a lot of war but it was Rubén Castro the one who could open the score at 43 '. Very even game and a Espanyol that was not showing that it is one of the favorites in the category.
The second half could not start worse for Espanyol. Elady He stood before Diego López but the Galician goalkeeper stole the ball from his feet, but did not block well and the local striker shot him at will, with an empty goal: 1-0
Brutal slap for a Espanyol at the restart and with David López on the field for Keidi Bare.
With the goal against, the Catalans put the batteries and finally began to press in attack. So in just three minutes two crossbars were given. In 54 ', a great opportunity to Lluís, whose head was spat out by the wood. And a minute later Embarba a foul howitzer was removed which repelled the crossbar of the crossbar. Now Espanyol was shaking, locking up Murcia in despair.
Nico's entrance, May water
De Tomás had a pair of head chances, the clearest in the 71st minute. But the key to the match was the entry of Nico Melamed, providential and decisive the young canterano. It came out in '66 and in five minutes, those who were from 75 to 80, Nico flipped it to the scoreboard with two genius.
In '75, after a great pass from Embarba, signed the tie with a dry shot first, final. And five minutes later, he slipped down the left wing and José Ángel had to lock it so he wouldn't go into the kitchen. Penalty transformed by De Tomás.
And the third was still missing, that of the sentence, which was made by another of Vicente Moreno's changes in the second part. Good pressure from Darder and Puado caused the local loss of the ball. The striker went like a bullet and defined luxury by putting 1-3 in the bright.
Javi Puado had the fourth in a maddened finish, but his shot was repelled by the crossbar, the third of the night.
(+) See the summary and the goals of the match:
1. Football Club Cartagena: Bulka; David Simón, Álex Martín, Rhyner, De la Bella; José Ángel Jurado (Sergio Lozano, 91), Sergio Aguza (Jack Harper, 81), Carrasquilla; Álex Gallar, Elady and Rubén Castro (Nacho Gil, 69).
3. Real Club Deportivo Espanyol de Barcelona: Diego López; Óscar Gil, Lluís López, Cabrera, Adrià Pedrosa (Dídac Vilà, 83); Baré (David López, 46), Fran Mérida (Nico Melamed, 67), Embarba (Matías Vargas, 87), Wu Lei (Javi Puado, 67); Sergi Darder and Raúl de Tomás.
Goals: 1-0. Minute 47: Elady. 1-1. Minute 75: Nico Melamed. 1-2. Minute 80: Raúl de Tomás, penalty. 1-3. Minute 84: Javi Puado.
Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo, from the Castilian La Mancha committee. He showed the yellow card to locals David Simón and Carrasquilla and to visitors Baré and Adrià Pedrosa.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the sixteenth day of LaLiga SmartBank of the Second Football Division that was played without an audience at the Cartagonova stadium in Cartagena.