UD Lanzarote achieved their first victory of the season on Sunday morning by defeating the tough AD Alcorcón in Madrid, a team against which the "rojillos" faced with the injury absences of Brenes and Fredrik in the center of the field.
Although they were initially trailing on the scoreboard, Tito, scoring an own goal, and midfielder Nene, scored the goals that gave the first three points to the team coached by Paco Gutiérrez. Thus, the Unión Deportiva broke a streak of five visits without knowing victory at the Prado de Santo Domingo field, and also broke a disastrous trend from last season that always placed the Lanzarote team far from victory outside the Ciudad Deportiva. It should be remembered that UD Lanzarote only won away last season against Leganés, Universidad de Las Palmas, and Rayo Vallecano.
This first island victory was hard-earned in a stronghold where the fans push hard and AD Alcorcón makes their points expensive. Paco Gutiérrez's squad recovered from Barral's goal in the 7th minute of the match, who surprised goalkeeper Marino from afar. Lanzarote's insistence and some fortune made it possible for both contenders to go to the locker room with a tie on the scoreboard at halftime. Madrid's Tito scored an own goal in the area, which meant the equalizer for the Unión Deportiva.
In the second half, the "rojillo" team settled comfortably on the field, largely due to the greater order in their lines of play. Yeray Ortega's wing was not the only visiting offensive argument, as Nene also insisted with his entries on the right. Precisely, the new player of the team would be the author of the second Lanzarote goal, a goal that ultimately gave the three points to UD Lanzarote.
The Lanzarote expedition returns satisfied after a complicated week that resulted in Diego Arroyo's departure from the team and Fredrik's two-month absence. In the match, Marino was the starter under the posts while Lanzarote's Marcos Cabrera occupied the Swede's place. Gutiérrez, otherwise, repeated the lineup from the first matchday, with Juanma and Mayo in the center; Javier and De la Plata on the sides, and Anibal Zurdo up front. Although on this occasion Nacho Rodríguez started, leaving Abando on the bench.
UD Lanzarote plays the next matchday at the Ciudad Deportiva against Marino de Luanco, an Asturian team that is making its debut in the category.
