Linense put in an outstanding performance after thrashing Linares Deportivo during the match held at the Municipal de La Línea this Friday, which ended with a score of 5-2. Linense entered the game wanting to overcome their points in the standings after losing the last match against Gimnàstic Tarragona by a score of 5-1. On the visitors’ side, Linares Deportivo won their last two games of the competition against San Fernando at home and UCAM Murcia away from home, by 3-0 and 1-2 respectively, and had three wins in a row in the competition. With this result, the La Liga team is fourteenth, while Linares Deportivo is fifth after the end of the match.
The match started in an unbeatable way for Linense, who kicked off the Municipal de La Línea with a goal from Alhassan Koroma in the 9th minute. from a goal by Leandro in the 19th minute. The home team scored again, increasing the lead thanks to a goal by Gerard Oliva in the 39th minute. After a new play, the local team’s score increased, which increased distances establishing the 4-0 through a goal by Fran Morante near the end, in the 45th minute, thus closing the first half with the result of 4-0.
The second part of the confrontation started positively for Linares Deportivo, who closed the gap with a goal from Etxaniz moments after the start of the second half, in the 48th minute. Then the visiting team scored again, coming closer on the scoreboard making it 4-2 through a goal by Rubén Sanchidrián in the 76th minute. But later, in the 80th minute, Linense increased the score with a double goal by Fran Morante, concluding the duel with a result of 5-2 in the bright .
In the substitutions chapter, Alberto Monteagudo’s Linense replaced Antoñito, Toledano, Sergi and Borja López for Leandro, Gerard Oliva, Chironi and Alhassan Koroma, while Linares Deportivo coach Alberto González ordered Perejón’s entry. Migue, Ruben Sanchidrian, Etxaniz and Lorente to plead with Adam Gurdiel, Marc Caballé, Carracedo, Barbosa and Melendez.
The referee sanctioned seven players with a yellow card, three for the locals and four for the visitors. On the part of the locals the card went to Leandro, Varo and Gerard Oliva and on the part of the visitors to Meléndez, Carnicer, Fran Lara and Migue.
With this good performance, Linense rises to 46 points in the First RFEF and is placed fourteenth in the standings. For its part, Linares Deportivo remains with 54 points, instead of the playoff for promotion to the Second Division, with which it reached this thirty-sixth matchday.
The team that played the game at home will face Villarreal B the following day, while Linares Deportivo will play Sabadell.