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Week  29 Alaves 1

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 1 Cadiz
Date 18th March 2007 Ogbeche 67mins Aloisi o.g. 84mins
Astudillo Velazquez
Gaspar Bezares
Paulista Fleurquin
Carpintero
 

Cadiz picked up a hard fought point in Vitoria but another game nearer to the end of the campaign has gone by with Cadiz still 8 points off the promotion places. Neru came in at the back to replace the suspended De Quintana, whilst Nano replaced Sesma. Bezares came in to the middle for Miguel Garcia. There was better news amongst the substitutes, as Abel Buades and Lucas Lobos returned from injury, with Enrique, Acuña and De Paula adding to a strong looking bench.

 Alaves started brightly, and despite getting relegated with Los Amarillos last season they started the game a further 4 points behind Cadiz, so this match was a must win if they were to have a chance of promotion themselves this season. Although the home team started well and had most of the ball Armando was rarely troubled. As Cadiz got into the game Medina looked dangerous up front and troubled the home defence. In the 34th minute Caneda almost capitalised on some indecision in the Alaves box but his effort went over the bar. As has been the norm in recent weeks Pablo was also looking sharp on the right wing, and good work from him on the stroke of half time created a chance for Pavoni but Ardouin made a smart save.

Soon after the restart Abel Buades and De Paula came on for Fleurquin and Medina as Gonzalez chased a vital three points. Soon after though Vella had to be alert to clear an Alaves shot from off his own line. The substitutes then started influencing the game and the yellows had some good possession, one such spell almost leading to Pavoni scoring the opening goal. However in the 67th minute, moments after coming on, Ogbeche coolly slotted home a loose ball from the edge of the box into the bottom corner leaving Armando no chance. Gonzalez reacted immediately and introduced Lobos for Nano, a welcome site for the 300 travelling fans. Abel Buades then had a couple of dangerous free kicks, one of which was headed just over by De Paula. In his short career at Cadiz Buades has already shown that his left foot can be vital in bringing a goal when the strikers are struggling to score from open play. This was another such occasion, and his dangerous 40 yard freekick was flicked into his own net by ex Coventry striker John Aloisi. Cadiz pushed for a winner, but even the late sending off of Astudillo meant that as has been so often the case this year, Cadiz had to settle for a draw despite finishing the game with a numerical advantage.

Apart from Valladolid, now a whopping 18 points ahead of 4th place, most of the teams chasing promotion seem to be drawing – with Cadiz being the worst culprit, with 11 draws and most tellingly 8 at the Carranza. A run of four or five wins would still put Cadiz in with a chance of promotion, but time is running out and they cannot afford to drop points in this Saturday evenings match at home to Albacete.

 

 

The Team 

                                                                                     Armando

                                              Vella            Cesar Caneda           Neru             Velazquez 

                                Pablo            Pavoni          Bezares        Fleurquin(56mins Buades)        Nano(68mins Lobos)

                                                                                 Medina(56mins De Paula)