BarcelonaNàstic de Tarragona will have to continue competing in the First RFEF. The only Catalan hope for promotion to Segona fell in Vigo against Villarreal B who resisted in the first half and showed their superior talent in the second to reach the goal. The Tarragona team, which was relegated in 2019, will be in the Spanish third category for the fourth consecutive season.
Dani Romera was the main protagonist of the first part in Balaídos. The Andalusian striker, loaned by Ponferradina, was the one who most threatened the initial equalizer before the break. He generated three clear chances of danger, one of which was a goal canceled out by a questionable foul on the yellow goalkeeper, Iker Álvarez, after a corner. Alvarez’s poor performance was taken advantage of by Quintanilla on the goal line to make it 0-1 which the referee undoes and the VAR, due to absence, could not check. Hundreds of big fans, more than 1,000 kilometers from home, protested the referee’s decision, but continued to vibrate with a Nastic who believed in him, with a team that compensates for the lack of quality with experience, defensive solidity and a great ball-free disposition. In this sense, it is worth noting the good role of Ribelles, who did not let a single one pass in the spinal cord, and the veteran duo Quintanilla-Aythami on the axis, who controlled the internships of Arana and Jackson, who could not shoot between sticks in the first 45 minutes.
The passage through the locker room, however, spurred the offensive pair of Villarreal B, which only took seven minutes to build the action of merit that tipped the scales. Arana divided into three quarters and filtered a precise ball for Jackson, who defined very calmly before the departure of Manu Garcia. After a first half in which he was towed by the opponent, the Castellón team took advantage of the fact that a squad with many senior footballers capable of being professionals took a walk in the Primera RFEF. Raül Agné moved the bench in search of a draw, first bringing in Jannick and Carbia and then a great promotion expert like Edgar Hernández. However, the reaction did not come and Nastic, overturned in attack, ended up giving the 2-0, again the work of Jackson, in added time.
Drama in A Coruña
A few kilometers north of Vigo, in A Coruña, Deportivo were frustrated by their desire to return to state professional football. The executioner of the Galicians was the Albacete, another classic that went back to Riazor Mario Soriano’s initial goal in the 24th minute. ‘1-1 at 82. In overtime, and despite Depor playing at their stadium and having everything to gain, the Catalan Jordi Sánchez scored a goal five minutes before the final whistle that silenced the local parish. Joy traveled to Albacete, who will once again have a team in the Second Division just one year after the relegation.
