Second division

CASTELLO. Castellón smiles again in Castalia with a victory against Tenerife (2-1) that puts an end to a streak of five months without winning at home.

The victory, deserved, although hard-fought, was achieved with goals from Raúl Sánchez and Jetro Willems, the latter breaking the tie twenty minutes from the end.

The albinegros were superior overall in a match with a weak first half and many chances in the second.

The locals were able to increase their lead after the intermission, although Tenerife also had a very clear option in the discount that Gonzalo Crettaz providentially saved.

Dick Schreuder made two changes to the starting eleven with the debut of Álex Calatrava in place of Mats Seuntjens and the return of Alberto Jiménez, who took the place of Óscar Gil.

The albinegros started the game dominating possession and getting closer to Tenerife’s goal, although timidly. De Miguel had the first chance to score when he collected a rebound from the visiting goalkeeper, who came out of his goal to clear a through pass to Van den Belt, but he did not take advantage of the empty goal and his shot from outside the area was blocked by a defense (9′). Eight minutes later, Calatrava tried from the edge of the box and his shot went over the crossbar.

The football offered by the two teams was nothing to write home about, but Castellón was the one that made the most effort to generate it. The goal ended up smiling for Schreuder’s team in the 20th minute after a shot by Douglas that a defender took out under the sticks and whose rebound was collected by Raúl Sánchez to finish with a header and beat Salvi Carrasco.

The black and white team was not offering a brilliant performance, but they did find the effectiveness to open the scoring against a Tenerife team that was very sparing in offensive arguments.

As a result of Castellón’s goal, the Canaries had the ball a little more and made some appearances. Thus, Teto tested Crettaz with a shot that was saved without many complications by the Argentine goalkeeper.

Many occasions in the resumption

In the second half, Castellón accentuated its dominance and had chances in the opening quarter of an hour to leave the game practically sealed. Tenerife had made three changes at half-time to try to correct their deficit, but the Castellón team completely subdued them at the start.

Thus, Raúl Sánchez had two options to increase the advantage saved by goalkeeper Salvi Carrasco (46′ and 49′). Later, Calatrava provoked the best intervention from the visiting goalkeeper in a direct free kick (59′).

But Tenerife began to get dangerously close to the Castellón area and warned of a foul very close to the area that Juanmi Cruz hit the crossbar (62′). It was a warning, since a minute later the tie came in a shot at Ángel’s pleasure after taking advantage of a rebound from Crettaz.

Castellón’s reaction to the chicharrero goal was brilliant, as they began to dominate and accumulate clear goals. Raúl Sánchez, the most active of the albinegros in the rival area, had a clamorous chance with a shot that hit the right post first and then the left post (68′).

Two minutes later came the goal that would define the match in a shot from the right by Raúl Sánchez that was finished off by the recently incorporated Jetro Willems to mark his new goal tally as an albinegro.

Castellón did not change its mentality and continued attacking to extend the lead. Suero was able to increase that income by being alone in front of the goalkeeper, but he did not hit his goal.

Castellón’s missed chances gave life to a Tenerife team that in the final minutes went desperately in search of an equalizer, maintaining the suspense until the end. His great option came in a shot that was poisoned after touching a defender and that Crettaz saved brilliantly, on the last chance of the game.

Technical sheet

2- CD Castellón: Crettaz, Chirino, Alberto (Óscar Gil, 86′), Jozhua (Jetro Willems, 65′), Mamah, Moyita, Van den Belt, Calatrava (Villahermosa, 83′), Raúl Sánchez, Douglas (Suero, 65′) and From Miguel (Flakus, 86′).

1- CD Tenerife: Salvi Carrasco, Mellot, Juande, José León, David Rodríguez, Luismi Cruz, Sergio González (Aarón, 80′), Bodiger (Diarra, 46′), Waldo (Marlos, 46′), Teto (Dani, 73′) and Yanis (Angel, 46′).

Goals: 1-0: Raúl Sánchez 20′; 1-1: Angel 64′; 2-1: Jetro Willems 70′.

Arbitrator: Mallo Fernández (Castilian-Leonese).

yellow cards: Salvi Carrasco 52′, Van den Belt 61′, Sergio González 66′.

red cards: There wasn’t.

incidences: Match corresponding to matchday 7 of the Hypermotion League played at the SkyFi in Castalia: 11,439 spectators.

CASTELLÓ. Castellón has made a statement in its visit to El Plantío with a well-deserved 0-2 victory over Burgos in a match decided with two great goals from Douglas and Calatrava midway through the second half.

Dick Schreuder’s team has once again shown a high level in a Second Division match against a rival that had lost only one game at home last season. The difference with respect to the first two games is that they have had enough finishing ability to convert this good football into a victory, the first one they have achieved this season.

The black and white team had difficulties at the start of the match with the high pressure of Burgos, who was about to steal twice in the Crettaz area when the little ears They tried to get the ball out of play. At the start, the home team had the first chance of the match with a shot from Fer Niño from the edge of the box that went over the crossbar (5′).

From then on, the game belonged to Castellón, who began to control the ball and the game. It was not as dominant as in their first two games, at least in terms of the number of chances, but it was enough to earn them a goal.

The black and whites played with personality and poise in their handling of the ball and had two opportunities in the first half, both very clear and in the same possession. The action began with a gallop by Douglas, who, after getting past three players, shot from the edge of the box and the goalkeeper Cantero stopped the ball. The rebound ended with a shot from outside the area by Mamah that crashed into the crossbar (20′).

Castellón imposed a high pace in ball circulation and made good triangulations in the three-quarter area, a trend that continued for many minutes. Burgos, with its direct play, rarely appeared in Crettaz’s area, although when it did, it was very dangerous. Thus, two minutes before the break, Fer Niño found himself alone against the black and white goalkeeper and the latter won the one-on-one, saving the 1-0.

The goals of Douglas and Calatrava

The second half started off more unevenly, with Burgos looking a bit better, but Castellón not conceding at the back. The direct football of the Castilian team was well countered by the black and whites, who were very solid in all lines.

When the match was more balanced, the talent of Castellón’s forwards came to the fore, breaking the game open with two goals in a five-minute burst. The offensive was started by Douglas Aurelio after finishing perfectly against Cantero after receiving an extraordinary pass from Jesús de Miguel. The Brazilian, who saw how the VAR unfairly disallowed a goal in the first match against Eibar, scored, two weeks after that match, Castellón’s first goal in its new journey in the second division.

But Castellón’s offensive production was not going to end there, as shortly after, the recently incorporated Calatrava scored what is surely one of the best goals of the day in the Second Division after advancing to the edge of the area and making a spectacular shot into the top corner to make it 0-2.

Castellón, as is their custom since Dick Schreuder’s arrival, were not satisfied with this advantage and went for more. Thus, De Miguel could have extended the lead with a shot that was repelled by the post.

Burgos tried to make a final push to try to come back – Crettaz made a great save in stoppage time – but the black and whites could also have scored on the counterattack. In the end, the score was 0-2 to give Castellón its first victory of the season.

Technical sheet

0- Burgos CF: Cantero, Arroyo (Dani Ojeda 73′), David Lopez (Borja Sanchez 73′), Aitor Cordoba, Hugo Pascual, Alex, Morante (David, 74′), Appin (Atienza 60′), Inigo Cordoba, Fer Child (Edu Espiau 56′) and Curro.

2- CD Castellon: Crettaz, Chirino, Alberto, Jozhua, Oscar Gil (Van den Belt 65′), Douglas (Villahermosa 88′), Moyita (Calavera 78′), Seuntjens (Calatrava 65′), Raul Sanchez, Mamah and De Miguel.

Goals: 0-1 63’: Douglas; 0-2 68’: Calatrava.

Arbitrator: Alvaro Moreno Aragon (Madrid Committee).

Yellow cards: Moyita 16′.

Red cards: There wasn’t.

incidences: Match corresponding to matchday 3 of the Hypermotion League played in El Plantío: 9,105 spectators.