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Week  17	Real Murcia	2	v	2	Cadiz
Date 20th December 2009	Isaac 55 mins				Enrique 20 mins
	Chando 88 mins				Cortes 63 mins
	Bruno				Cristian
					Alvaro Silva
					Fragoso
					Enrique
					Ogbeche

Just one change to the starting line up tonight with Enrique returning after his one match suspension to replace Nano, who starts a two match ban after being sent off last week, and Lopez Silva moves back to the left wing. The opening quarter of an hour saw the home team probably just about win the battle but without really causing too much danger except for a dangerous cross from Isaac that was headed goalwards by Natalio but Casilla was able to easily stop the effort. In the 20th minute Cadiz were awarded a free kick just outside the Murcia area and Tristan fired in a great shot that Alberto, the Murcia keeper, looked to have just managed to tip the ball on to the woodwork but the ball bounced back into play and Enrique was lurking and converted the loose ball to put los amarillos one up. A minute later and the home side had the ball in the net through Fernandez but it was ruled out for offside. The last part of the half clearly belonged to Cadiz as they powered forward and Tristan was unlucky to be thwarted again by Alberto in the 22nd minute, this was followed just seconds later by another chance for Tristan who was played in by Ogbeche but as he prepared to shoot the ball bobbled and his effort flew high over the bar. With Cadiz being unable to add to their lead whilst dominating the ball it was the home side that finished the half stronger with, ex Cadista, Natalio looking dangerous and again Casilla was well placed to stop an effort from the Murcia player.

Early in the second half los amarillos were in a dangerous position but the final ball from Lopez Silva to Tristan was poor and the danger soon passed. After this occasion the home side started pushing forward more and were looking a bit more dangerous and in the 55th minute it was that man Natalio who centred from the right and Isaac headed the ball home to make it 1-1. A couple of minutes later and Natalio was played in but was well off the mark but still the danger continued and Chando had a shot that Alvaro Silva managed to block the effort. Against the run of play Cadiz broke a few minutes later and the ball was played to Cortes who controlled the ball well with his right leg before firing in a left footed shot to make it 1-2 to los amarillos. However the Cadiz joy was short lived when just two minutes later Cristian picked up a second yellow card to become the third Cadiz player in as many weeks to be sent off, forcing Cadiz to play with just the 10 men with still about 25 minutes to go. This spurred the home team on and their trainer threw on attacking players to replace defenders looking to capitalise on the numerical superiority but, by and large, the home side failed to dominate and cause too many problems. Until with less than three minutes left of normal time the ball was loose in the Cadiz area and Chando pounced to make it 2-2, which was the final score.

Thats a four game unbeaten run, since the 4-0 hammering at Girona, but regrettably three of those games have been draws, which leaves Cadiz precariously placed near the drop zone, although just 8 points from fourth place.

The Team 

                                                                                     Casilla

                                                 Cristian           Alvaro Silva         Fragoso          Cifuentes

                             Enrique(54mins Cortes)     Ormazabal        Erice      Lopez Silva(80mins Jaume)

                                                                Ogbeche        Tristan(65mins Raul Lopez)

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