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Week  16	Cadiz	0	v	0	Valladolid
Date 10th December 2006
	Paz				Vicente
	Miguel Garcia				Borja
	Medina				Victor
	Enrique				Capdevila
					Llorente

On an unusually cold Saturday evening league leaders, Valladolid, came to the Carranza to meet the mighty Cadiz, who the previous week had hammered the then league leaders and local rivals, Xerez, 4-1 away. It was obvious from the start that Valladolid  had come to frustrate Cadiz and seemed happy with a point.

In the opening quarter it was clear that Valladolid, were looking to try and control the ball and the match through a hard working midfield. Cadiz tried to spread the play by using the width of Sesma and Lucas Lobos but without much success. Nevertheless the best chances for the home side came from dead ball situations. Firstly in the 11^th minute a free kick by Miguel Garcia was headed goalwards by Fleurquin, which Alberto, in the Valladolid goal, could only parry and Sesma was first to the loose ball but he could only fire the ball over the bar. Then in the 29^th minute Lucas Lobos took another free kick into the area where Fleurquin and Paz battled against Alberto and in the melee for the loose ball it was put into the net by Paz, however the referee ruled that Paz had handled the ball and not only ruled the goal out but also booked the Cadiz captain. The best chances that fell to Valladolid all came through the play of the impressive, Sisi, who went past 2 defenders and put in a telling cross to the far post but there were no team mates following up and the ball was easily cleared by the solid Cadiz defence.

In the second half Cadiz came out, as they had done the week before at the Chapin, eagerly looking for the goal that would break the deadlock. Within a few minutes of the restart Enrique took the ball into the Valladolid area and was bundled over but as the fans called for a penalty the referee waved away the Cadiz players and gave a corner. Minutes later Enrique, the best Cadiz player in the second half, was fouled by the Valladolid defender, Vicente, who was yellow carded for the second time and sent off. With the visitors down to ten men Jose Gonzalez put on Acuña and Medina and played with just 3 defenders. The best chance for Cadiz came from a cross by Miguel Garcia, which was headed on by Cesar Caneda but the effort came to nothing. Despite their numerical superiority Cadiz were unable to breech the Valladolid defence.

Valladolid did have a couple of efforts as a result of long balls played up towards Llorente and on one of these occasions he was fouled on the edge of the area. Oscar Sanchez took a quick free kick hoping to catch Armando off guard but the Cadiz stopper was fully aware and had no problems with the effort. The biggest fright for the keeper however was to take place with just 5 minutes left when a poor clearance in the Cadiz area fell to Asier with only Armando to beat. Thankfully the striker fired over and the game finished all square.

Although the lack of goals at home causes some anxiety the team continue to play well under the new manager and good results against lesser opponents in the next two games before the mid season break could see Cadiz handily placed for a strong push for promotion in the second half of the season.

The Team 

                                                                                     Armando

                                             Vella              Cesar Caneda(83mins Acuña)           Paz               Raul Lopez  

                                Lobos          Enrique            Miguel Garcia(73mins Moran)           Fleurquin            Sesma

                                                                             De Paula(83mins Medina)