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The performance was poor but it was easy to see how Celta Vigo also lost here weeks earlier, with the team from the Canaries producing a performance which belied their mediocre league position. The importance of winning the two remaining home games was emphasised by this showing. With Celta and Recreativo both failing to win, despite Eibar and Alavés late winners, a win at home to Ciudad Murcia next week in the Carranza will put the promotion charge back on track. |
Cadiz
missed the chance to go top of the league for the night with a poor performance
at the Rodriguez López stadium. Cadiz fielded the same 11 players that started
last weeks goal feast against Valladolid, but it was clear from the first
whistle this was going to be a different prospect. In the 2nd minute De Quintana
was adjudged to have fouled Hidalgo as he broke towards goal, and Fagiani curled
the free kick just over a relieved Armando's goal. The scare shocked Cadiz into
action, and when Oli found Jonathan Sesma down the left, his deep cross was
volleyed goalwards by Enrique at the far post, but unfortunately it was straight
at the keeper who pushed the shot away. Moments later Enrique won the ball in
midfield and was promptly brought down by Fagiani, who became the first player
into the referee's book. Manolo Perez found the keeper with his attempted cross
from the resulting freekick, and from there Tenerife broke, ending with Jesus
firing over from a dangerous position. A couple of minutes later Julio met a
headed clearance from De Quintana and volleyed just over from 25 yards as the
home side started to up the tempo. In the 20th minute Manolo Pêrez was lucky to
escape a booking for a foul on Jesus, and from the freekick the ball was heading
goalwards before a deflection off the wall earnt Tenerife a corner. Cadiz failed
to fully clear the danger, and a cross from the right was headed onto the bar
from 12 yards out by the impressive Jesus. The next danger came in the 27th
minute when Varela attempted to shepherd the ball out by the corner flag,
Gavilán managed to rob the ball and pulled the ball back into a dangerous area,
but fortunately Velazquez just got to the ball first. It wasn´t long until the
home side converted their possession into the opening goal. Jesus broke through
the centre of the park, and he slipped a perfectly weighted ball inside
Velazquez and into the path of Gavilán, who's low first time shot across
Armando found the bottom corner. Keko then almost doubled the lead after good
work in the area, but his low shot flew inches past the far post. Pavoni looked
to relieve the pressure at the other end, and after a good run he bundled his
way into the area and went down under pressure, but the referee waved away the
muted penalty appeals. In the 41st minute however Cadiz found themselves two
down. Good build up play involving Hidalgo led to the ball being laid across the
edge of the area, where Gavilán fired an unstoppable low shot into the bottom
left hand corner for his second goal in seven minutes. It nearly went from bad
to worse as the match approached half time, but Keko's freekick floated
just wide after he was fouled by De Quintana.
De Quintana was substituted for De La Cuesta as Cadiz hoped to improve for
the second half. It looked promising when Manolo Perez won a free kick 40 yards
out, but unfortunately Enrique's freekick sailed agonisingly over the inrushing
forwards and into the keepers hands. Fagiani then did well at the opposite end,
his deep cross was met on the volley by Hidalgo, but he could only divert the
ball into the side netting. Ten minutes into the second half Enrique made way
for last weeks hero Mirosavljevic as Cadiz went in search of the goal that would
get them back into the game. Oli was then booked as he conceded a freekick out
of frustration. Cadiz then had their best spell in the match, first Varela got
to the byline but his low cross was hacked clear in the middle, and then Pavoni
cushioned a long ball into the path of Mirosavljevic, but his volley was held by
the keeper. Unfortunately the match then became heavily one sided towards
Tenerife who seemed to create chances with every spell of possession. First goal
scorer Gavilán got to the byline but his pull back was just out of reach of
Keko, then Keko set up Raul Martin who forced a save from Armando. Pavoni was
then substituted for De Gomar, but the change did little to alter the game. The
impressive Keko saw his effort pushed behind by Armando, and from the resulting
corner Raul Martin was unlucky not to hit the target with his dipping volley
from the edge of the box. As the home side kept possession they forced another
corner, which was only cleared to Hidalgo who also saw his volley fly narrowly
over the bar. Armando was again called upon when he smothered the ball at the
feet of Raul Martin late on, and in the three minutes of injury time the only
goal that looked likely was a further one to the home side.