Castilla reaches the final of the Premier League International Cup

Real Madrid Castilla is now in the final of the Premier League International Cup. Our reserve team defeated Dinamo Zagreb in extra time at the Laithwaite Community Stadium in Surrey (England) and will fight for the title against the winner of the other semifinal, which will be played between Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund (Wednesday, 8:00 pm CEST). Diego Aguado opened the scoring in the 72nd minute, and eight minutes later, Šunta leveled the match with a penalty goal. In extra time, Bruno sealed the victory for the madridistas and secured their place in the final.

Our team dominated the early stages and created several scoring opportunities. As time went on, the opposition started to have more offensive presence. They could have taken the lead through Perković, who attempted a header that went wide (25’). Lamini responded three minutes later, but Znuderl made a great save to clear his low shot. Despite the chances, the match went into halftime at 0-0.

The goals arrive
Castilla started the second half on the attack. Bruno connected a fine angled shot that went just wide of the post (56’). The strong defensive work from both teams prevented clear scoring opportunities. It wasn’t until the 72nd minute that Castilla opened the scoring. Bruno switched play to Diego Aguado, who, with an excellent cross-shot, beat Znuderl. However, Šunta equalized from the penalty spot after a foul by Lamini (80’), and the game went into extra time.

Bruno secures the victory in extra time
Bruno was the standout player in extra time. First, he hit the crossbar, and in the following play, he capitalized on a loose ball in the area to make it 1-2 (94’). Dinamo nearly equalized two minutes later, but Ćutuk’s shot was saved by Mestre. In the 108th minute, Mesonero looked to seal the game with a long-range shot that went just wide of the post. Both teams continued to create dangerous chances, but the scoreline remained unchanged, and Castilla secured their spot in the final.

MATCH DETAILS:
1-Dinamo Zagreb: Znuderl, Mikić, Zebić (Lagancić, 119’), Radnic, Paunović, Brundić (Bozhkov, 100’), Radoš (Baković, 82’), Šunta, Horvat (Makhfaoui, 82’), Perković (Ćutuk, 82’) and Varela (Zulfić, 105’).
2-Castilla: Mestre, D. Jiménez (Mesonero, 62’), Manu Serrano (Diego Aguado, 46’), Mario Rivas, Lamini, Cristian David, Yáñez (Fortea, 46’), Thiago (Rachad, 62’), Loren Zúñiga (Liberto, 91’), Palacios (Manuel Ángel, 46’) and Bruno.

Goals
0-1 (min. 72): Diego Aguado.
1-1 (min. 80): Šunta, penalty.
1-2 (min. 94): Bruno.

 

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