He Córdoba CF won a hard-fought and vital victory in Ponferrada against the Ponferradina which allows him to go to the second leg in this first round of the play off of promotion with the work already well advanced. The great collective work of the Blanquiverdes minimized a rival tied up and lacking in ideas who gave in to the personality and patience of the Blanquiverdes, deserving of the victory they achieved. Isma Ruiz, with his tireless work in the midfield, was the best of the Blanquiverdes, despite the fact that Albarrán took the spotlight with his goal to put the Córdoba team ahead in the tie.
One by one of the Córdoba CF players against Ponferradina
CARLOS MARÍN. Sure. He didn’t have too much work but he was very confident and firm when he had to intervene, especially in the lateral balls with which Ponferradina tried to cause damage. He sure under sticks.
ALBARRÁN. Bold. A great game from the Catalan full-back, who in addition to scoring his team’s goal for 0-1 was a constant headache for his rivals with his clever runs up the wing. He is at a spectacular level.
THE SORROW. Imperial. A life insurance for the green and white defense, imperial in the lateral balls that the opponent looked for, precise in the walk when taking the ball and attentive to correct the small errors of his teammates.
MATÍAS BARBOZA. Growing. He started off a little nervous, normal due to the responsibility, and had some actions in which he hesitated when it came to taking the ball. Little by little he grew in the game and ended up doing well.
CALDERON. Recovered. His return to the starting eleven after the minor injury he suffered on matchday 37 was great news. Although he did not have a great role in attack, he looked good physically. In defense he delivered.
ISMA RUIZ. Tireless. The man from Granada was one of the key pieces of Córdoba, perhaps the best of the green and white team in El Toralín. He did a spectacular job recovering the ball and giving his team an easy start to the game.
DIARRA. Multiplied. The midfielder was his usual all-rounder, with consecutive offensive and defensive efforts and without consequences. In the pressure he was correct and also performed well in his typical offensive actions.
CARRACEDO. He had it. The right winger of the Blanquiverde team did tireless work during the 84 minutes he played at El Toralín. In the first half he had a great chance to score, but he lacked courage and precision.
KUKI ZALAZAR. Providential. The Spanish-Uruguayan gave the team a lot of mobility in the midfield and a tense and precise strike in set-piece actions. Albarrán’s goal came as a result of one of them. Great game by Kuki.
ADILSON MENDES. Guarded. Carrique subjected him to great surveillance throughout the match, trying to decenter him with constant contact actions. Even so, the Portuguese was a headache for the blue and white defense.
HOUSES. Worker. He hardly had the opportunity to test Andrés Prieto, although his work of attrition with the Ponferradina centre-backs was fundamental. He was the indirect protagonist in Albarrán’s goal with his presence in the small area.
BULLPEN. Bregador. It was not the most conducive game to shine but the Spaniard was clear that the first thing was to help the team. He did not negotiate an effort in the pressure and his presence in the rival area constantly bothered the Ponferradina centre-backs.
ALEX SALA. Control. Iván Ania pulled him in the minutes in which Ponferradina sought to take a step forward in search of the reaction. He did what his coach asked him to do, to give his team strength and more ball output.
SIMO. Testimonial. Without time to show off in attack, the best thing that the Spanish-Moroccan contributed were a couple of defensive actions that ended up burying Ponferradina’s options in the final minutes of the game.
ALVARO LEIVA. Fast. He had just a couple of appearances in the few minutes he had and showed a spark and speed that came in handy for the green and white team to stretch lines and keep the ball away from their goal.
KIKE MARQUEZ. No time. The captain hardly had time to come into contact with the ball, when the collision occurred he was already on the way to the end. He provided courage for his team to endure the final push by Ponferradina.
