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rescued a point in added time, finding with Anderson's left foot the award for his fighting spirit, in an encounter conditioned by the expulsion of Pathé Ciss at 21 minutes, that Mirandés had in his hand and despite letting him escape, he reached 50 points that virtually give him permanence.
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Released from the pressure added by fighting to avoid falling into the low zone and both teams feeling the assured permanence, Fuenlabrada and Mirandés gave a great match. Everything went against those of Sandoval in a rough first half. Mirandés was already dominating, looking with personality for the points that would seal his continuity in the silver division of Spanish football, when an early expulsion came at 21 minutes.
Pathé ciss, the brain of the Fuenlabrada game, had seen the first yellow to enter with the cleats, despite taking the ball at 13 minutes and nine later he saw how the referee interpreted an elbow in an insignificant jump to send him to the house.
As if that were not enough, the leading scorer of Fuenlabrada fell injured. A muscular problem left Sekou Gassama out of action and the meeting became a monologue for Mirandés. Up to nine shots without being able to overcome Femenías who returned to shine. The third goalkeeper at the start of the season made two stops to frame that kept his team in the game.
The first in a heads-up game after ten minutes against Marcos André, with a quick start that covered spaces and a firm mitt down to save the shot. The Mirandés did not think about it. He played direct and always finished playing, with Merquelanz being the one who tried the most with up to four left-handed shots.
The Fuenlabreño goalkeeper reappeared on the brink of rest to pull up a header full of power from Sergio González who later repelled the crossbar. The rejection required the VAR due to an involuntary Jeisson hand that finally did not end in a penalty.
Sandoval's men only had the ball stopped and without two of his great references, and with one less player, he had to suffer. He never shot Lizoain in the first act but grew in the second. After corner Juanma stroked the stick with his head and Jeisson hooked a whip from the front up.
When he showed more merit, he received the punishment with a goal from a foul by Merquelanz. His fifth attempt ended in the squad with a perfect foul. Nothing sinks the fighting spirit of the Fuenlabrada who found the tie with an elbow penalty to Glauder. Hugo Fraile, always reliable, put a prize on delivery.
The match still had a long way to go and six minutes later it was Mirandés who had a maximum penalty that was not wasted Matheus. A lo Panen
ka again put in advantage a Mirandés who saw close the victory that resisted him in the last four days.
However Sandoval's offensive changes with nothing to lose gave him a one-point award in added time. Anderson hooked a left-footed shot from the front after a corner kick, which after the intervention of the VAR was considered valid both after verifying that Oriol Riera, in the trajectory of the ball, was not offside. The award for delivery with ten leaves Fuenlabrada four points away from fighting for promotion.
2 – Fuenlabrada: Feminines; Iribas, Chico Flores, Juanma, Glauder (Oriol Riera, m.80); Pathé Ciss, José Rodríguez, Hugo Fraile (Cristóbal, m.72), José Fran (Anderson, m.46); Randy Nteka (Caye Quintana, m.80) and Sekou Gassama (Jeisson, m.32).
2 – Mirandés: Lizoain; Alexander González, Sergio, Sagnan, Kijera (Martínez, m.83); Joaquín (Álvaro Rey, m.57), Antonio Sánchez, Malsa, Merquelanz; Matheus and Marcos André (Álvaro Peña, m.88).
Goals: 0-1, m.63: Merquelanz. 1-1, m.71: Hugo Fraile from a penalty. 1-2, m.77: Matheus from penalty. 2-2, m.91: Anderson.
Referee: Ávalos Barrera (Catalan committee). He warned Iribas (27) for the Fuenlabrada, Chico Flores (87), Jeisson (95) and his coach Sandoval; and Alexander González (70). He sent off a 21-minute yellow card to Pathé Ciss.
Incidents: match corresponding to the thirty-eighth day of the LaLiga SmartBank played at the Fernando Torres stadium.