In the Second Division, it is as difficult to win as to draw. Córdoba knows it well, they will have to wait for an individual action from Jacobo to score for the first time this season in front of El Arcángel. A match which had the same scenario in the first half as the last outings (penalty included), but with a less bitter finish. With pain, but Cordoba has already uncorked the bottle at home in what must be a turning point.
The surprises started from the call itself. Last week, green and white coach Iván Ania only confirmed the certain loss of Kuki Zalazar, but the call proposed by Córdoba included five absences and a surprising change in the eleven. Ultimately, Calderón was not in the eleven and gave way to young Alex López. Ania opted for the young man from the reserve team rather than sidelining Marvel. On the other hand, neither Mati Barboza, nor Adilson, nor Carlos Isaac appeared at the call. At first it was just doubts.
From the first minute, Córdoba looked for Antonio Casas with long balls, but he barely touched the ball in the first half. Albacete gave the first warning with an attack on the left wing from Jaume Costa, who fired a cross shot and went wide. For nothing was a folded team the one directed by Alberto González. Iván Ania’s men lost control of the ball, which they usually have from the first minutes of their match.
Little by little, Córdoba arrived in the rival area. He had a timid finish with Carracedo, who appeared on his wing and tried to play with Theo in the middle, but they did not understand each other and the La Mancha defense recovered the ball. The green and white team also attempted a set piece, but the repeated play did not work. It seems that he regained control of the match after the first quarter of an hourbut doubts assailed him in the last meters. In addition, he overloaded his right wing because all the trainees were arriving that way with a disconnected Jacobo on the left.
Albacete had to recover from the loss of Jaume Costa who had to be replaced after twenty minutes of play. However, the entry of Juan María gave wings to the La Mancha team. Alberto Quiles tried it first, who The young player from Córdoba, Álex López, cleared the ball. Then, a multiple opportunity which also ended with a high strike from the ex-Blanquiverde striker. Córdoba suffered in defense and the ghosts of the past hovered around the players.
As if it were a déjà vu, Cordoba landed on the same rock (there are now three). Marvel handed out a very harsh penalty to Quiles. He transformed it, but the second time Carlos Marín appeared to save the ball. Anyway, the goal was put on the scoreboard and Córdoba experienced one more week what it’s like to be behind on the scoreboard because of their own mistake. (1-0, minute 30). After that, we hardly saw Córdoba anymore. The second goal could even have arrived before the break. Riki tried his luck with a shot that passed to the right of Carlos Marín. Lapeña saved another Albacete shot between the posts and the rebound was collected by Quiles to send the ball upfield.
The second half began as if the break had hardly served the green and white players. Carlos Marín saved La Mancha’s first chance by taking a masterful foot on Lazo’s shot, even if the action was invalidated due to offside. In the other area, Carracedo tried with a corner that Marvel headed with a header. Córdoba tried to cheer themselves up, but it took a toll on them. He jumped onto the field cold and barely had two more or less clear ideas.
The second half progressed and Córdoba began to create danger. These were good minutes from the green and white team. Carracedo tried again on the wing and found Álex Sala on the front. The midfielder attempted a shot, but it hit the goal weakly.Half an hour from the end, Iván Ania opted for the first changes with Genaro and Ander Yoldi. The system has not changed at the moment. A little more freshness, especially in the three-quarter zone where the team was thicker.
Córdoba wanted to try, but once he passed his own field, he chickened out. Additionally, he continued to make mistakes when throwing the ball. one of them It is almost used by Higinio do the second in favor of the inhabitants of La Manche. Jacobo tried his luck, going from minus to plus during the match, but his long shot went wide. To hook the balls in the box, the team needed a striker who could direct everything. It was for this reason that he brought in Obolskii, even though he sidelined Casas, and the plan remained the same.
When all seemed lost, Jacobo scored a masterful strike from the edge of the area. An impeccable shot for the Albacete goalkeeper who cleared the cobwebs of the goal and equalized. (1-1, minutes 80). Córdoba pushed more in the second half, even if it was necessary to wait for individual action to break the deadlock in the match. Córdoba was approaching its first away point. A first step.
Córdoba suffered greatly in the final minutes, with Albacete taking the lead, looking for the second goal. Meléndez finished off a great play by the La Mancha team, but his shot went wide. Carlos Marín had to reappear to save a point-blank shot from the La Mancha team. Through sweat, the green and white team managed to keep a point at the Carlos Belmonte. Suffered, but desired.
