First Federation champions eliminatory (second leg).- CD Castellón, 2; RC Deportivo, 4.
Deportivo, unlike last season, left Castalia with a smile on their face, despite the fact that both Galicians and Albinegros already had the main prize for promotion weeks ago. The Coruña team return to the Second Division, four seasons later, with the title of First Federation super champion under their belt. Castellón conceded too much in defense and did not take advantage of their moment in the first half. Douglas Aurélio opened the scoring but a spectacular Lucas Pérez, who scored two goals and shared the other two, gave Dépor the title.
The team from the capital of La Plana began the match with maximum intensity, a scenario in which they left the Deportivista team relatively out of the match. At the start, the Orelluts were able to take the lead on the scoreboard with a shot from Raúl Sánchez that was repelled by goalkeeper Éric Puerto, immediately afterwards it was De Miguel who sent the ball slightly high with a superb header. The third was inside. The locals put together a collective play that ended with Suero placing a brilliant center that Douglas Aurélio took to the net. All this in just four minutes, that was the time it took for Castellón to equalize the tie after the narrow defeat suffered in Riazor last Wednesday.
Dick Schreuder’s team continued to persist in attack, Douglas Aurélio was especially sharp, generating other scoring opportunities, one rejected by a defender and another that was saved by the visiting goalkeeper. However, as the minutes passed, Dépor also had some close calls on Gonzalo Crettaz’s goal, in fact Barcia had it, in a shot taken by the Argentine goalkeeper. But the black and white goalkeeper could not repeat his performance in the 27th minute, when Lucas Pérez stood alone in front of the goalkeeper and scored with a masterful shot to tie the duel and put Deportivo ahead again in the tie.
However, the champion of Group II of the First Federation tried to react, despite the fact that the pace of the duel had decreased. Óscar Gil was able to score 2-1 with a header, minutes later Suero had it, but with everything in his favor, he saw how Éric Puerto took the shot from him. And from a possible 2-1 it became 1-2. Dépor created a textbook counterattack thanks to the grace of Lucas Pérez, who came to the kitchen and gifted the goal to Mella. And it could have been 1-3 in first-half stoppage time, with a shot from Davo to the short post that went into the side of the net.
During the restart came the practically definitive blow from Dépor to Castellón. Barely four minutes into the second half had been played when Lucas Pérez culminated a great individual action with a cross shot to beat Gonzalo Crettaz. He had a very difficult time with Dick Schreuder’s painting. But if this Castellón is characterized by something, and it has shown it throughout the season, it is by not giving up and, especially, by knowing how to manage complicated situations. And the team from the capital of La Plana got into the game with a goal from Suero, after an assist from Lars Vedlwijk.
The Orelluts had not yet said their last word. Douglas, Jesús De Miguel and Óscar Gil knocked on the goal’s door, but it resisted. The game was on a knife’s edge for the locals, as Dépor threatened with the final ruling on the counterattack, Mella had it and so did Davo, who sent a ball to the post. And in that situation the fourth Galician goal fell, in another textbook counterattack in which Lucas Pérez, a feline in space, drove the ball to serve the goal on a plate to Davo. It was the fourth, it was the sentence. With 2-4 the game died, all the fish were sold. Castellón split and the Galicians had options to expand their income with spaces.
Finally, Deportivo is proclaimed super champion of the First Federation after winning both games, both in Riazor and Castalia, taking advantage of two specific moments in A Coruña, and the spaces showing themselves very effective in the capital of La Plana.
Data sheet:
CD Castellon: Gonzalo, Chirino, Alberto (Borja Granero, min. 80), Vertrouwd (Lars Veldwijk, min. 46), Raúl Sánchez, Óscar Gil, Moyita, Douglas, Suero (Manu Sánchez, min. 80), Medunjanin (Nikita, min. . 71) and Jesús De Miguel (Íker Punzano, min. 90).
RC Deportivo: Éric Puerto, Adot (Rubén López, min. 80), Barcia, Pablo Vázquez, Pablo Martínez (Balenziaga, min. 85), Jaime, Salva Sevilla, Villares, Davo (Iano, min. 80), Mella (Valcárcel, min. . 85) and Lucas Pérez (Kevin, min. 91).
Goals: 1-0. Min. 4: Douglas Aurélio. 1-1. Min. 28: Lucas Pérez. 1-2. Min. 45: Nick. 1-3. Min. 49: Lucas Pérez. 23. Min. 54: Serum. 2-4. Min. 75: Davo.
Referee: Abraham Domínguez Cervantes (Andalusian School). He admonished the Castellón players Vertrouwd (19′), Alberto (64′) and Moyita (85′); as well as the Deportivo Barcia footballers (24′).
Stadium: Castalia (Castellón de la Plana). Admission, 8,757 spectators.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the second leg of the First Federation champions tie. In the moments before the match, a tribute was paid to Castellón player Haris Medunjanin, who played in his last game as a footballer. At the conclusion of the match, the trophy was presented, which was raised by Deportivo captain Lucas Pérez. Temperature, 20ºC.
