The jarrilleros turned the score around at the start of the second half to remain five points behind Deportivo Alavés B
Great comeback for Portugalete to further consolidate the leadership and maintain their distance of five points over Deportivo Alavés B. The jarrilleros were superior to their rival at all times, but began to set back due to a goal from Pasaia just before half-time. Far from collapsing, they came from behind at the start of the second half and Cubería put the icing on the cake in added time to sign the final 3-1. Great performance to knock down the best visiting team in the group and continue to lead the fight for first place with stripes.
The ball was practically not in play during the first quarter of an hour of the match. Many interruptions and two Pasaia players getting hurt at different times meant that nothing remarkable happened. And it is that the visitors raised a long and heavy game in the field of the leader. The rojiblancos are characterized by their combinative style due to the fact that they have many players from Zubieta. However, this time they dedicated themselves to defending their area tooth and nail.
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Portugalete
Mediavilla; Calle, Gándara, Santamaría, Morcillo (Cubería, min. 87); Iriondo, Txaber (Salvador, min. 78), Sergio García (Naveira, min. 67); Urkiza, Dani López (Aitzol González, min. 78) and Colinas (Javi López, min. 87).
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Pasaia
Auzmendi; Merino, Unai Olaizola, Larrañaga (Urbil Fraile, min. 64), Alberdi (Agote, min. 57); San Martín, Ander Sáenz; Urain (Xabi Olaizola, min. 73), Mikel Rodríguez, Urrutia (Jon Sánchez, min. 64); Aimar (Luariz, min. 73).
GOALS:
0-1; Aimar (min. 44). 1-1; Morcillo (min. 47). 2-1; Dani López (min. 53). 3-1; Cutlery (min. 90)REFEREE
: Hamza Haddouch admonished the locals Sergio García (min. 28), Morcillo (min. 48), Urkiza (min. 76), Cubería (min. 90) and the visitors San Martín (min. 32), Agote (min. 76), Unai Olaizola (min. 81)INCIDENTS:
600 spectators in Florida.
Therefore, Portugalete was the one who proposed more play and who had control of the ball for most of the first half. Meanwhile, his rival little by little was joining the lines in his own field, entrenching himself in the vicinity of his area. In this context, it was very difficult for both of them to reach the opposite area with danger. In fact, the first warning was from the jarrilleros after half an hour of clash, with a header from Iriondo that went over the crossbar.
It was from that moment on that the jarrilleros were encouraged and began to arrive more frequently. Just five minutes later, it was Iriondo who tried again with another good header, but it was Auzmendi who prevented the scoreboard from moving with a great dive. Just when everything seemed more favorable for Germán Beltrán’s men, Pasaia’s first blow came after 44 minutes of play. Urain made a great ride down the right wing, gave in to Aimar and he finished at will to make it 0-1 just before the break.
Frantic start of the second part
It is often said that psychological goal, although this time it was the opposite. The Portuguese entered the second half plugged in and leveled the match as soon as they left the locker room tunnel. It was Morcillo with a great shot from the right corner of the area that slipped through the squad. A real goal. The Portugalete would not settle for this. Only victory was worth it and he turned the situation around just six minutes later. Colinas made a good slalom on the left side, he found Dani López in the small area and he pushed her to the bottom of the net.
With the 2-1 prevailing in the electronic, soccer returned more somber and plagued with interruptions, although this time it ran to the benefit of the jarrilleros. At each foul they got into a fight with each other and there were only a couple of dangerous approaches by the visitors. The Portugalete had nothing to fear in the final stretch, although it was still a high-rev crash. Cubería scored his first goal since his return to Portugalete with a header from a corner and sealed the match to the delight of his team.
