The Messenger added three points to his locker after getting a hard-fought victory against Mérida, which he beat 1-0 this Sunday at the Silvestre Carrillo. The Messenger wanted to improve their figures in the tournament after drawing 1-1 in the last duel played against Villanovense. Regarding the away team, Mérida AD won their last two games of the competition against San Fernando at home and Tamaraceite away from home, by 4-1 and 0-3 respectively and accumulated three straight wins in the competition. With this defeat, Mérida AD was in third position at the end of the match, while Messenger is fourteenth.
During the first half there were no goals by any of the players of each team, so the result remained 0-0 during the first 45 minutes.
After the halfway point of the match, in the second period the goal came for the local team, which premiered its luminous goal with a goal from Ruyman in the 63rd minute, ending the match with a final result of 1-0.
Both coaches made moves on the benches. The Messenger coach brought in Juanda, Cacho Guzmán, Salifo Caropitche and Díaz for Toni Segura, Ale, Ale Benítez and Salles, while Mérida AD brought in José Gaspar and Diego for Merenciano and Héctor Camps.
The referee showed a yellow card to the Messenger (Ale Benítez), while the visiting team did not see any.
With this victory, Josu Uribe’s team occupied fourteenth place with 28 points, occupying a relegation place to the Third Division, at the end of the match, while the team led by Juanma Barrero was in third place with 46 points.
The next day the Messenger will face Las Palmas At., while the Merida team will play their match against Antequera.