0-1: Castilla deserved more against Albacete at Di Stéfano
The club's second string, which had the chances to turn the score around, failed to put any points on the board in the rescheduled league Matchday 20 encounter.
Real Madrid Castilla slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Albacete at the Alfredo Di Stéfano in the sides’ rearranged Primera RFEF Matchday 20 clash. The madridistas fashioned the chances to have turned the game around, but the visitors’ strong defensive display prevented the reserve team from troubling the scoreboard. Aranda was the first player to try his luck in the fifth minute after he was well found by Álvaro inside the box, but his shot was gathered in by Bernabé. During the opening 20 minutes, the hosts’ dominance saw a lot of the play come in the opposition’s half, although they ultimately failed to make the breakthrough and it was the visitors who got their noses in front following a fine Sergi strike from the edge of the box on 23’.
On the stroke of half-time, Arribas, who won the ball back in the opposition’s half, exchanged passes with Álvaro before letting fly with an effort that shaved the post on its way behind. Castilla came out all guns blazing after the interval in a bid to stage a comeback. Mario Martín came a whisker away 10 minutes after the restart when he pounced on a poor clearance to get in a shot from the edge of the box. The madridistas were dominant in attack and with just minutes remaining, Latasa nodded the ball home, only to see his effort ruled out after it was adjudged that Miguel’s cross had gone out of play at the by-line. Despite probing away right until the end, Raúl’s troops failed to pick up any points and the focus now turns to the team’s second outing of the week, against Atlético Sanluqueño Sunday, 5pm CET.
On the stroke of half-time, Arribas, who won the ball back in the opposition’s half, exchanged passes with Álvaro before letting fly with an effort that shaved the post on its way behind. Castilla came out all guns blazing after the interval in a bid to stage a comeback. Mario Martín came a whisker away 10 minutes after the restart when he pounced on a poor clearance to get in a shot from the edge of the box. The madridistas were dominant in attack and with just minutes remaining, Latasa nodded the ball home, only to see his effort ruled out after it was adjudged that Miguel’s cross had gone out of play at the by-line. Despite probing away right until the end, Raúl’s troops failed to pick up any points and the focus now turns to the team’s second outing of the week, against Atlético Sanluqueño Sunday, 5pm CET.
LINE-UPS
0-Real Madrid Castilla: Luis López, Santos Gudjohnsen, 90’, Gutiérrez, Gila, Pablo Ramón, Blanco, Marvin Peter, 64’, Arribas, Aranda David, 78’, Mario Martín Theo, 78’, Álvaro Latasa, 46’.
1-Albacete: Bernabé, Djetei, Boyomo, Manu Fuster, Alberto, Riki, Johannesson Montes Arce, 74’, Sergi Yaimil, 87’, Rubén Jordi, 87’, Dani J. Jiménez, 74’, Emmanuel J. Alonso, 63’.
Goal
0-1 min. 23: Sergi.
0-Real Madrid Castilla: Luis López, Santos Gudjohnsen, 90’, Gutiérrez, Gila, Pablo Ramón, Blanco, Marvin Peter, 64’, Arribas, Aranda David, 78’, Mario Martín Theo, 78’, Álvaro Latasa, 46’.
1-Albacete: Bernabé, Djetei, Boyomo, Manu Fuster, Alberto, Riki, Johannesson Montes Arce, 74’, Sergi Yaimil, 87’, Rubén Jordi, 87’, Dani J. Jiménez, 74’, Emmanuel J. Alonso, 63’.
Goal
0-1 min. 23: Sergi.