With a new defeat in Santa Eulalia against Peña Deportiva (2-1), Hercules accentuated their crisis and left the top three positions in the standings after Villarreal B’s victory at El Collao against Alcoyano.
Hercules came to the game with the need to add the three points so as not to put third place at risk and take advantage of the two direct confrontations of the day, Atzeneta-Ibiza and Alcoyano-Villarreal B, to settle among the top three.
In this situation, Alejandro Esteve’s team sought the goal from the beginning, although without much conviction. A shot from the edge that goalkeeper Seral stopped without much trouble was the Blue and Whites’ first warning.
The Peña Deportiva chose to wait for their rival in their field to surprise the counter. However, it was the Alicante team that had the first big chance of the match with Buenacasa’s heads-up with Seral in which he failed to define the Hercules striker.
The locals also put their danger on record with two dangerous head shots from Antonio López on goal. In this exchange of blows, Buenacasa again had another magnificent opportunity to score, but did not take the opportunity to make it 0-1.
So much forgiveness usually costs a lot in football. The Peña Deportiva took oil in a corner so that the central Pau Pomar beat Falcón with an impeccable shot. The 1-0 seemed like an excessive punishment for Hercules, but the goals are not deserved, they are scored. With this result we get the rest.
In the second half, Alejandro Esteve’s team fell asleep and soon conceded 2-0. Cristeto did not forgive a Herculaneum defensive error to put the game very uphill to a lost Hercules.
After this result, the Hercules was a want and I can not. A ball from Abde to the post and a goal from Benja that allowed Alejandro Esteve’s men to close the gap with 20 minutes to go was the only thing that stood out.
Finally, Peña Deportiva did not miss the victory and left the Alicante team very touched, which accumulated a month without winning. Hercules has added one point out of the last nine possible and this record has taken him off the lead.
Datasheet
Sports Club: Seral, Andrada, Pereira, Pau Pomar, Crespo, Hernández, Cristeto, Fran Núñez, Colau (Cristian Cruz, 79´), David Barca (Nacho, 67´) and Antonio López (Nico, 86´).
Hercules CF: Falcón, Raúl Ruiz (Alfaro, 88´), Teo Quintero, Armando, Álex Martínez (Abde, 55´), Erice (David Sánchez, 59´), Appin, Borja Martínez, Pedro Sánchez, Manu Garrido (Benja, 55´ ) and Buenacasa.
Goals: 1-0, min. 29: Pau Pomar. 2-0, min. 46: Cristeto.2-1, min. 71: Benja.
Referee: Carralero Calvo (from Madrid). He showed yellow cards to Andrada, Cristeto, Cristian Cruz and Pereira for Peña Deportiva and Pedro Sánchez for Hercules.
Countryside: Municipal of Santa Eulalia.
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