A worthy City of Lucena was beaten this Wednesday by 1-2 against the CD Leganesa First Division team, which suffered a lot to reach the next round of the Cup. Two penalties, much discussed during the first act, both saved by the local goalkeeper, infuriated Lucentina supporters during the clash of King’s Cup.
The match started with intensity and rhythm. After a few first minutes of domination by the visitors, it would be Ciudad de Lucena who would take advantage of the first good opportunity. A mistake by debutant Porozo was about to be exploited by David Agudo this would send a cross to the far post from Rubén Navas.
The second chance of the match also had a light blue color after a corner where the home fans were asking penalty but Alberola Rojas He did not appreciate the hand of defender Pepinero. The minutes passed and Borja Jiménz’s team failed to create the slightest danger in front of Iván Morales’ goal against a team that demonstrated the good defensive work that took them to the top of the group. Third RFEF.
However, during the first dangerous approach and after a series of refusals, the school awarded a penalty for knocking down Juan Cruz at the request of his assistant. The eleven meter shot Oscar Rodriguez He was going to find the great response from Iván Morales to the delirium of the stands. Lucien’s team responded immediately with another great opportunity midway through the first half on a shot from Manosalva which went narrowly wide.
La Lega responded with a shot from inside the box from Roberto López after a pass from Bachiller that went wide and another clear shot after a cross from Rosier that Iván Vela deflected into his own goal, grazing the post . The Madrid team pushed in the home stretch of the first period, also taking advantage of local wear and tear. 5 minutes before the break, the referee was going to pronounce a new penalty for a knockdown on Munir by Ivan Vela.
Leganés takes the lead, Ciudad de Lucena reacts
The Moroccan Hispanic would launch the maximum sentence that would find the hand of Ivan Morales but he rejection fell at his feet to mark an empty door. Despite the hard blow, the Cobos team was able to gain the upper hand just before the break. David Agudo would score a superb goal with a cross shot after a long ball behind the defense, a goal that would send the Lucienne stands into ecstasy. With the score tied at 1 and with everything to decide, we went to halftime.
The second half started in a similar fashion with Ciudad de Lucena trying to “get your own” against Leganés while Borja Jiménez’s team went perform 1-2 after five minutes of the restart in a counter perfectly executed by Óscar who left the goal on a plate for Juan Cruz, the best of the match.
The goal hurt a Ciudad de Lucena team that played a few minutes at the mercy of its rival and that is why Cobos was going to bring fresh air with the entry of Javi Hervás, Joseliyo and Hugo. The League would also do the same with four relays in one go. Roberto López had the 1-3 after a good one-two with Miguel de la Fuente, but his shot from the edge of the area was sent for a corner by the excellent Iván Morales, the protagonist of the match for his great interventions.
Then Munir also got the award with a shot near the post but the City of Lucena I still believed in the tie. His coach would exhaust the changes with the entry of José Cruz first and Cascajo later. The light blue team began to take risks and Leganés took advantage of occasional counter-attacks to score against a Ciudad de Lucena still involved in the match and with Joseliyo as their maximum offensive bulwark.
The Lucienne team which carried out bottle up your rival In the final stretch of the match, a Leganés ended up asking for time but achieved the final victory and their place in the next round. Farewell to the dream of holding the cup but, despite the defeat, a beautiful image of the Cordoba team which will return to the championship competition on Sunday with an important event in Utrera.
