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Week  24	Real Murcia	1	v	0	Cadiz
Date 10th February 2007	Ivan Alonso 28mins
	Bruno				Pablo
	Jofre				Buades
	Ivan Alonso

With this the 13^th game into Jose Gonzalez’s unbeaten reign as Cadiz manager, and it being 13 years since the yellows last slumped to defeat against Murcia, it should have come as no surprise to see Cadiz go down 0-1 in Estadio Nueva Condomina.

Neru came in at left back for his debut in place of the suspended Raul Lopez, while Pavoni continued his comeback from injury playing off Medina up front. For the home team ex-Watford and Burnley striker Gifton Noel Williams didn’t make the squad after his recent signing for Murcia.

Cadiz started the brighter of the two promotion hopefuls and forced four corners in the opening ten minutes. Closest to opening the scoring was centre back Cesar Caneda, with a superb 25 yard curler towards the top right corner, but Notario made an equally splendid save and pushed the ball wide. Next Pablo did well on a mazy run across the pitch before sliding in Nano, but after a poor first touch took him wide with Notario rushing out, his cross was overhit and easily dealt with by the retreating defenders. The game changed in the 28^th minute. Richi burst towards the edge of the area, and as he was crowded out by Bezares the referee gave a harsh freekick in favour of the Murcians. Ivan Alonso stepped up and fired a low powerful shot through a gaping hole in the wall and past Armando. The goal fired up the home crowd and the bright start from Cadiz was undone. A fine sweeping move down the Murcia left ended with the ball being fed to Leon unmarked at the far post, but he spoilt what would have been a great goal by blazing high and wide under little pressure. Richi then let fly from distance after dispossessing Fleurquin but he too failed to hit the target. Notario was rarely troubled for the rest of the half, although he was alert to punch away Pablo’s in-swinging freekick from distance.

Cadiz started slowly after the break but still almost equalized on two occasions. Firstly Pablo’s centre caused confusion in the box before Medina’s shot was deflected wide, and then Nano picked up a Medina flick on from Vellas cross and fired towards the near post, Notario making a total hash of the save and thankful that the ball bounced just wide. Acuna came on and was joined by Buades who became the second debutant of the night for Cadiz as Gonzalez searched desperately for an equalizer. De Quintana came close when Pablo crossed from wide, but his looping header was brushed over by the keeper. Buades then tested Notario from a freekick 30 yards out, but the keeper just grabbed the ball at the second attempt as strikers closed in. Despite five minutes of added time Cadiz couldn’t draw level, and Murcia even had a couple of wasted chances on the break to double their lead.

Cadiz remain in fourth place but are now 5 points off Almeria in third, who they host on Saturday. Salamanca are then next up in another home game, with six points vital from these two games to close the gap on the promotion places.

The Team 

                                                                                     Armando

                                             Vella            Cesar Caneda           De Quintana             Neru  

                            Pablo           Pavoni        Bezares(58mins Buades)        Fleurquin       Nano(74mins Sesma)

                                                                            Medina(68mins Acuña)