May the resources let us see the forest. Two club movements that were dispensable and avoidable, because it was clear that it was a trip to nowhere, but they also cannot hide the harsh and harsh reality. Do not be carried away by the critical and unbearable current of the neighbors, who joked about having to face a Tercera RFEF in the first round of the Cup, and who, knowing their planet of offended people, would have to listen to them if they were to impose a date to pay for the incompetence of those who make the calendar. The crux of the matter was not that it was a joke in bad taste that they made the team that has lost the most internationals in the FIFA viruses in the second week of the break, which will be a very dangerous precedent for the future. The key to everything is that, after achieving the most important victory of the season so far by beating the new leader, Imanol will only have one training session to prepare for the visit to the eternal enemy. And with this we are not insinuating that they should have changed the date of the derby, because Real has not intended that at any time, it is just that it is a real scandal that the competition is adulterated in this way when Athletic has been preparing for two weeks. conscience and almost with the full squad the visit of the royalists. And what others think is simply unnecessary. La Real has been the loser and we hope that it is the last time they take the whistle of the night watchman in Madrid. Would other more influential clubs have been forced to play on a date when there was no possibility of scheduling a match? Obviously not. End of discussion.
This does not mean that the resources have been movements facing the gallery, more to satisfy the most vehement sector of the fans and more typical of a bar counter bet, than a consensual and thoughtful decision. In the end, it has been a shot that has backfired because it has focused the focus on the least important part of the fair realistic demand. Whoever played, the difference between Real and Jove It was abysmal and it didn’t take long for it to be reflected on the scoreboard for everyone’s peace of mind.
It is unknown if it was a planned exit by Imanolbut the initial play was illuminating. The Alicante players took the center and the royalists shot out like lightning to put pressure and steal the ball. There was no time for jokes or scares. No more excuses and regrets. On the green, Real was not going to expose itself to the locals dreaming of a humiliating and historic feat. Barrenetxea did not take long to destroy the local defense from the right wing and after 38 minutes the tie was over. The only thing that remained to be discovered was the number of goals with which they were going to return to Donostia and that the two wingers, the only ones in the eleven who have a chance of starting in Bilbao, Sergio Gómez and the aforementioned Barrenetxeaarrived without any setbacks at half-time to be replaced.
The difference compared to the first two 0-1 of last season in the competition against minor rivals such as Buñol and Andratx was Rico Pérez. An elite field, with very large dimensions and with natural grass in better conditions than expected, which ended up becoming a red carpet for Real to access the next round.
It was not a simple situation for Imanol, who, as he wanted to reserve the team that plans to line up within 72 hours in the derby by Bilbaohe rested the majority of his praetorian guard and showed up in Alicante with eleven first team players, the minimum set by the Federation to complete the call. The formula to avoid incurring improper alignment, as we were forced to have seven of the first team on the field, was to bet on eight of them on the board, with three reserves on the bench in case things went wrong or fate struck. on his way. It was perhaps expected that he would bet more on revolutionizing the attack, but the coach opted to bring on two debutants in the rearguard. Beitia, one of the revelations of the season in Sanse whose reliable consistency stands out, and Balda, a wide player with an extraordinary left foot who is in the process that so many wingers have gone through in Zubieta to convert themselves into a full-back.
La Real wanted to settle the duel quickly and it didn’t take long to achieve it. After two good chances from Magunazelaia and Barrenetxea, which Olasagasti created, and a good screw from the latter that touched the top corner, at eleven minutes and in the middle of the Txuri-Urdin crush, the number 7 put their team ahead by taking advantage of a magnificent assist from his inseparable Pacheco. Just three minutes later, the San Sebastian native, captain yesterday, scored the second with a howitzer after collecting a poisoned center from Sergio Gómez who spat out the post.
With the score at 0-2, the Realists took it more calmly and had to wait until the 38th minute to definitively close the tie in a play by Barrenetxea, whose center was let by Maguna for Sergio Gómez to score with a placed shot. The Catalan had started the play with an opening of maximum precision. In the last action of the first half, Urko turned around and served a great long ball to Barrene, who put in another perfect serve for Maguna to open his game with a goal of 9.
At the restart, Imanol brought on Aihen and Turrientes, the other two candidates to play in Bilbao, and brought on Barrene and Sergio Gómez to calm down the most hysterical. With the changes and the duel settled, the intensity dropped entirely. La Real did not want to draw blood either and Goti sealed the hand by completing a beautiful play by Olasagasti. The Biscayan left details of superior quality.
And the longest single-match tie in history is over. Cup for Real from the end of forever. Now he will focus on trying to beat Athletic again, although he will only have one session, tomorrow, to work together. That is indeed an outrage, even greater than the one that Jove suffered against a new but responsible Real that He didn’t give him anything.
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