Not a very showy match was seen on Saturday afternoon on the grass of the Municipal de Tías in the match between Unión Sur Yaiza and CD El Cotillo. The three points at stake were very important for both teams in the fight of totally different objectives. Yaiza needed them to consolidate in the fourth position in the standings and the team from Majorera to escape from the relegation zone. At final, goalless draw on the scoreboard in a match in which both teams did few merits to take the victory. CD El Cotillo pushed when it was in numerical superiority due to the expulsion of the local Ubay with a double yellow card.
The first part of the match was soporific, boring and with practically no chances of danger. The goalkeepers of Unión Sur Yaiza and CD El Cotillo went unnoticed in this first half and both Ruymán and Julio were luxury spectators. Most of the game took place in the wide area of the field, an area in which a good number of players accumulated and struggled to take over the control of the match.
The only clear chance of the first half was for Unión Sur Yaiza and it occurred in minute 25. A lateral foul executed by Vladimir makes it easier for the ball to be loose inside the area and Ubay's lobbed shot ends up crashing into the top of the crossbar. CD El Cotillo had a more intense game on the field of play, always reaching the divided balls and anticipating the second plays. With the goalless draw on the scoreboard, the end of the first 45 minutes of the match.
The start of the second half marked the development of the rest of the match. In the 8th minute of the restart, Unión Sur Yaiza was left with numerical inferiority, being Ubay was sent off with a double yellow card. An expulsion that was going to make it easier for the CD El Cotillo was superior in many phases of the match. The local coach, José Labrador, tried to reinforce the center of the field with the entry of Krispy, a player who in this match occupied the position of inside midfielder.
It was precisely Krispy the player who had the clearest chance for Unión Sur Yaiza in this second half, an action that occurred in the 73rd minute of the match. He hit a ball inside the area and the CD El Cotillo goalkeeper cleared the danger with fists. The locals had many difficulties to reach the opposite area and Miguel Yunes was very alone in the attack zone.
CD El Cotillo could have taken the lead in the 78th minute of the match. The play was started by Juanmi in the center of the field, he got rid of several defenders and put a good pass for Caliche to be alone inside the area. The striker could not define perfectly and goalkeeper Ruymán cleared the danger with his leg. leg the danger.
The team from Majorera pushed in the final stretch of the match and had two good chances in added time. In the 91st minute, Pepe controlled a ball in the inside the area, and his shot on the half turn touched a defender to go to a corner kick. In the subsequent corner, it was Juanjo who headed and the ball went wide next to the base of the post.
In the end, points shared between Unión Sur Yaiza and CD El Cotillo. A draw that is of little value to both teams in the fight to achieve the objectives that have been set for the current season in the Canarian group of the Third Division. With four matchdays to go until the end of the regular phase, Yaiza maintains the fourth place in the classification.
Technical Sheet
Unión Sur Yaiza (0): Ruymán, Jona, Javi Morales, Kamara, Aridane, Vladimir, Antonio Yeray (Robert 73), Juanjo (Krispy 61), Ubay, Juanca and Miguel Yunes (Nauzet 83)CD El Cotillo (0): Julio, Ancor (Kilian 70), Josito, Iván, Mamadou, Alberto, Juanmi, Héctor, Juanjo, Ángel (Adriel 63) and Caliche (Pepe 80)
Referee: Francisco José Arencibia Medina, assisted on the wings by David Martín and Rodrigo Suárez. He sent off Ubay with a double yellow card in the 53rd minute for Unión Sur Yaiza. He cautioned the locals Jona, Aridane, Juanjo, Miguel Yunes and Nauzet and Alberto and Adriel for CD El Cotillo.
Incidents: Municipal de Tías, about 75 spectators. Match corresponding to the 34th matchday of the Third Division. A minute's silence was observed for the death of the father of one of the directors of Unión Sur Yaiza.
