Real Oviedo have been promoted to the Segunda division after a 1-0 victory which was full of passion, drive and commitment.
Real Oviedo have been promoted to the Segunda division after
a 1-0 victory which was full of passion, drive and commitment. Sergio Egea got
his tactics spot on as we controlled large parts of the game and limited our
hosts to very few chances on the day. David Fernandez was the hero scoring the
only goal and he will go down in Real Oviedo folk law.
Sergio Egea bought Generelo into the starting line up in
place of Omgba, otherwise it was the same line up as in the home leg last week.
The first half was a tense affair as expected but Oviedo
seemed to be doing the bulk of the attacking, forcing a series of early corners
without creating any real goal scoring chances. In fact the games first key
incident came on the half hour mark and it involved last week’s villain Garrido
and like last week he was letting the Oviedo players know he was there. On this
occasion he put in a robust challenge on Hector Font after Font nipped the ball
away, Garrido kicked the midfielder in the head and was lucky to escape with
just a yellow card.
Cadiz in the closing stages of the first half created a
couple of chances albeit from distance, hitting the bar and forcing Esteban
into a low save. The half time whistle arrived and the game was scoreless.
Oviedo after the break came out looking even hungrier and
Susaeta went close just 3 minutes after the re-start with a great effort from
25 yards but his effort was well saved.
On 52 minutes came the decisive blow and again Susaeta was
involved, whipping in deep corner and there was defender David Fernandez who
escaped his man to nod home and give Oviedo the lead. The emotion on the pitch
and in the corner of the ground where the Oviedo fans were located was there
for all to see.
Oviedo were in full flow now and on the hour mark went so
close to doubling their lead. Dani Bautista and Borja Valle combined for
Bautista to unleash a low drive from the corner of the box only to see his
effort come back off the inside of the post and his follow up scrambled to
safety, it was so unlucky. As the game drew to its conclusion the home side
were pushing Oviedo back and throwing the kitchen sink at Los Carbayones but
the visitors were standing firm. David Fernandez and Jonathan Vila were like
warriors putting their bodies on the line and defending with their heads as
well as their hearts. There was time in the last minute for Garrido to try to
spoil the party with a 25-yard volley that was top corner bound but Esteban
pulled off a superb diving fingertip save to keep Oviedo in front. He really
did roll back the years and show great agility.
After 4 more nervous minutes that seemed more like 44
minutes the referee blew his whistle and never has a whistle sounded so great.
The dream had been achieved, Real Oviedo had done it, we had done what we set
out to do back in August and win promotion back to the second division. There
were some amazing scenes on the pitch and in the stands as this means so much
to players, staff and fans alike. What a fantastic job done by Sergio Egea, his
coaching staff and all the players.
The season doesn’t end there though as we now play over two
legs the winner of the other championship final Gimnastic to decide who is the
ultimate king of the Segunda B.
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