Unión Sur Yaiza, on its own merits, has become one of the most consistent teams away from its stadium and is capable of putting any rival on the ropes. On Saturday afternoon, it conquered an important victory against Unión Viera, which allows it to continue climbing positions in the standings and be closer to permanence. For its part, Unión Viera, despite the change of coach, continues to show many shortcomings and its permanence in the Canarian group of the Third Division is complicated.
The match would begin with the dominance of Unión Viera. The team from Gran Canaria saw a goal disallowed in the first minute of play. A good play by Edu Hernández was finished off by Peraza, but the referee disallowed the goal and it did not go up on the scoreboard. Minutes later, Peraza would try again with a shot that would end up crashing into the side of the net of the goal defended by Doramas.
As the minutes passed, the game became more balanced on the field. The first chance for Yaiza would be starred by Nauzet with a good pass that Vladimir barely missed. The pace of the match increased as the minutes passed. Unión Sur Yaiza also saw the referee disallow a goal in the 32nd minute. Vladimir executed a corner kick and Aridane headed the ball into the back of the net at the far post. The referee interpreted that the ball had gone out of bounds at the time of the cross.
Both teams enjoyed good chances at the edge of halftime. Goalkeeper Li saved a shot from Miguel Yunes. And in the ranks of Unión Viera, Agoney finished off a pass from Claudio, without finishing the play. With the score tied at zero, the first half would come to an end.
The second half would begin with an action that could mark the development of the match. Three minutes into the game, Junior was sent off in the ranks of Unión Viera after headbutting an opponent. The referee saw the aggression and showed him the direct red card, leaving Unión Viera in numerical inferiority on the field.
A draw was not enough for Unión Viera and they went in search of the goal that would put them ahead on the scoreboard. For its part, Unión Sur Yaiza decided to wait for the rival and go out at speed on the counterattack. Peraza could have scored for the locals with a free kick that Doramas saved with many difficulties.
Unión Sur Yaiza took the lead in the 64th minute of the match. A pass from Vladimir was taken advantage of by Miguel Yunes to make the score 0-1 and ultimately scoring the goal that would give his team the three points. Yaiza could have increased the differences on the scoreboard, when Vladimir was about to take advantage of a defensive failure of the locals.
Unión Viera would turn to the goal of the tie and Unión Sur Yaiza defended with order to bring to Lanzarote the three points that were at stake. With this victory, Yaiza is placed in tenth position with 32 points. Yaiza's next rival will be UD Vecindario, a match that will be played on Saturday afternoon at the Municipal de Yaiza.
Technical Sheet
Unión Viera (0): Li, Ale López (Kilián 81), Ramón, Cone, Diego, Junior, Iván Martín (Samuel 68), Agoney, Claudio, Edu Hernández (Acoidán 62) and Peraza
Unión Sur Yaiza (1): Doramas, Tito, Aridane, Jona, Kamara, Nauzet (Fouad 52), Vladimir, Robert, Javi Pérez (David Martín 70), Miguel Yunes (Omar 78) and Ubay
Goal
0-1: minute 64, Miguel Yunes
Referee: Francisco Hernández. He sent off Junior with a direct red card in the 48th minute for Unión Viera. He cautioned Junior, Iván Martín and Ramón for the locals and Nauzet, Aridane and Ubay for Unión Sur Yaiza.
Incidents: Pepe Gonçalvez, about 50 spectators. Match corresponding to the 24th matchday of the Third Division. Playing field in poor condition.
