Stalemate at the Carlos Tartiere
Honours even between Oviedo and Ferrol
Real Oviedo and Racing Ferrol shared the points in a
battling encounter at the Carlos Tartiere. Neither side unable to break each
other down as defences were on top here in the 0-0 draw.
Sergio Egea made three changes to the starting line up.
Susaeta came in for Omgba but the main changes came in defence. Redondo
replaced the injured Dani Bautista at left back and there was a first start for
Englishman Charlie at the heart of the defence as he replaced the rested
Jonathan Vila.
On an unseasonably warm day in Asturias it was the visitors
who made the brighter start. Striker Joselu tested Esteban from 10 yards inside
the first five minutes from Diego Vela’s cutback but the keeper saved well to
avert the danger. It took another twenty minutes before a chance was created
and again it was the visitors. This time it came from a Pablo Rey corner.
Winger Nano getting his header in but it was off target. Oviedo’s first chance
came on the half hour mark. Susuaeta’s corner was met by Linares but the
Segunda B leading scorer headed this one over the bar.
Two minutes later and Linares was again in the action this
time after being fed the ball into the penalty box. He felt he was fouled by
Ferrol left back Maceira but the referee waved away the appeals. Replays
suggested the Ferrol defender had been fortunate as there was certainly no
contact with the ball.
If the first half was battling, the second half was a drag
affair with very little as regards goalmouth action. Ferrol nearly created a
glorious chance on 56 minutes but David Fernandez came to the rescue. Just as
it seemed Joselu was clean through, in stepped the ever-improving defender to
clear the danger.
Nestor Susaeta tried his luck a quarter of an hour from time
after cutting in from the right to hit his long range effort but it went high,
wide and not very handsome.
Two minutes later came Oviedo’s best chance of the game and
it fell to Linares but he dragged his effort wide from a tight angle. That was
that as regards goalmouth action and the game rather petered out, not before
Nano picked up a second yellow card to the visitors to reduce them to 10 men.
Despite the game not being full of free flowing football
like we have been used to over the last few months there were still positives
to take from this match. None more so than David Fernandez and Charlie in
defence. Both played very well despite never starting a match together before
and kept a clean sheet against a potent attack.
Elsewhere over the weekend in the league, Murcia reduced the
gap at the top to 5 points after a 2-0 win at Astorga. Both goals coming in
injury time in that match.
Guijuelo bounce back up to third spot after a 2-0 success at
Burgos and Logrones drop to fourth place after going down 2-1 at Gijon B.
Compostela were 2-0 winners over bottom club Marino and
Somozas are upto ninth place after coming from a goal down to beat Celta B.
Zamora picked up a much need win with the only goal over Langreo. In the
remaining three games, they all ended 1-1 between Tropezon and Lealtad, Coruxo
and Cultural and finally between Real Aviles and Valladolid B.
Next week sees us travel to Galicia to face Celta B.
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