Well, CD Toledo is going on Christmas vacation without knowing defeat and at the top of the ranking, all after 16 days of the championship.
The green team won in the cold afternoon of this Sunday at the Ciudad de … Puertollano 1-2 against Calvo Sotelo who had taken the lead on the scoreboard before reaching the first quarter of an hour of play thanks to a goal from Bienne. The capital team reacted at the start of the second half and tied the match with a goal from Sergio Nanclares.
Shortly after the hour mark, wing defender Stevens was sent off with a straight red card. Toledo remained numerically inferior what remained of the meeting was a lot. Despite this, the disciples led by Sergio Bardera made a decision heroic victory with a goal from Luis Molina in the 90th minute of a match in which the first and second placed in the table measured their strength. It was the culmination of an anticipated gift from Santa to the tenants of Salto del Caballo.
The start of the match was dominated by Calvo Sotelo and shortly after reaching the first quarter of an hour of play, they took the lead on the scoreboard after a good shot from outside the Biel area. It was a great reward for the team led by Toledo coach Javi Sánchez, as they had already come close to 1-0 thanks to a dangerous shot from Malano.
The mining team managed to further widen the gap in the score in the 38th minute. on a free kick taken by Pascu which met a good intervention from Christian Gómez. For its part, Toledo carried out two dangerous actions in the boots of Nanclares and Friaza who did not find a goal.
Toledo leveled the battle in the 48th minute following a powerful shot from Sergio Nanclares from the edge of the area which hit Sahuquillo and ended up with the ball in the net. In the 65th minute, Stevens was sent off with a straight red card for catching Malano as the home striker headed towards the visitors’ goal alone from midfield. A controversial decision, without a doubt, and one that sparked massive protest from the residents of Toledo.
Alvarito made it 2-1 in the 70th minute, but was met with a good intervention from Christian Gómez. Neco also managed to give the Toledo team the lead, but goalkeeper Alberto reacted correctly and prevented the goal in the 78th minute.
The match was headed for a one-goal tie, when a poisoned cross from the left by Gonzalo pushed Luis Molina into the goal. The nine minutes of added time allowed Christian Gómez to demonstrate his level and avoided a 2-2 tie thanks to a shot from Pablo González.
Technical sheet of the match
Calvo Sotelo from Puertollano: Albert; Giuliano (Braun, died 31), Sahuquillo, Antonio López, Pascu: Arroyo, Biel, Silvio (Pablo González, died 72), Alvarito (Víctor, died 86); Lucas and Malano (Adri Sáez, m. 86).
CD Toledo: Christian Gomez; Stevens, Brunet, Poveda (Gonzalo Saiz, died aged 46), Adrián Jesús; Chupi (Rosell, m. 67), Nader, Nanclares (Luis Molina, m. 87), Fran Gómez (Willy, m. 62); Friaza (Adri López. died 86) and Neco.
Arbitrator: Martinez Iniesta. Albacete delegation. Yellows at the Easter local. On the visitors’ side, Friaza, Poveda, Fran Gómez, Gonzalo Saiz, Christian Gómez, Luis Molina and Neco. Direct red to visitor Stevens in the m. 65.
Goals: 1-0, m. 14: Biel;1-1, m. 48: Nanclarès; 1-2, m. 90: Luis Molina
Incidents: The match of the 16th day of Group XVIII of the Tercera RFEF was played this Sunday afternoon at the Ciudad de Puertollano stadium in front of around two thousand spectators. Around 150 Toledo supporters in the stands.
Rest of results and ranking
CD Tarancón, 3-Huragan de Balafricain, 1; CD Villacañas, 1-Atlético Albacete, 1; Villarrubia CF, 0-Guadalajara Promesas, 1; CD Sonseca, 0-Manchego de Ciudad Real, 2; AD San Clemente, 4-CF La Solana 1; CD Illescas, 0-CP Villarrobledo, 0; CD Pedroñeras, 0-CD Cazalegas, 0; and Azuqueca, 1-CD Marchamalo, 2. CD Toledo leads the standings and is undefeated with 36 points. They are followed by: CD Tarancón (34), Manchego de Ciudad Real (32), Calvo Sotelo de Puertollano (32), Atlético Albacete (31), CD Villacañas (29), Villarrubia CF (24), AD San Clemente (24), CF La Solana (22), CD Illescas (19), Huracán de Balafricain (19), Guadalajara Promesas (18), CD Marchamalo. (16), CD Azuqueca (14), CP Villarrobledo (13), CD Pedroñeras (10), CD Cazalegas (6) and CD Sonseca (5).
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