Unión Sur Yaiza achieved a new victory on Saturday afternoon, the third in a row, which allows them to keep their options to fight for direct promotion intact. It was not an easy match against UD Gran Tarajal, with the Majoreros taking the lead before the break. In the second half, the southerners only needed 14 minutes to turn the adverse result around and add the three points that were at stake.
The match began with Unión Sur Yaiza dominating, although the first two dangerous actions were for UD Gran Tarajal. In the 8th minute, Ubay stole a ball in the vicinity of the area and his shot went wide. The clearest opportunity would come in the 16th minute, with a corner kick from Castaño that Ricar headed and goalkeeper Salas deflected with his hand.
UD Gran Tarajal would go into the break with an advantage. Two minutes into added time, after a corner kick, the ball touched the hand of a local player and the referee awarded the penalty. Juanma Pérez was in charge of executing the penalty and establishing the 0-1.
Unión Sur Yaiza came out with another gear at the start of the second half and only needed 14 minutes to turn the score around. The equalizer came in the 52nd minute, with Adán heading in a good cross from Vitolo from the right wing. And in the 59th minute, Moha cut inside a defender inside the area and his shot from the left side became the 1-2.
The locals could have increased the differences, but they were met by the goalposts.
In the 62nd minute, Adán shot against the woodwork from a service by Diego Casoppero from the left. And just four minutes later, a shot by Diego Casoppero from the left was also repelled by the post.
2-1 victory for Unión Sur Yaiza against UD Gran Tarajal, a victory that allows the southern team to be one point behind the provisional leadership shared at the moment by UD Las Palmas Atlético and CD Tenerife “B”. On Wednesday they will make up the postponed match against UD Tamaraceite.
Technical Sheet
Unión Sur Yaiza (2): Nauzet Pérez, Aitor, Vitolo, Facu, Ricar, Enrique Castaño, Ubay (Jorge “Pope” 73), Diego Casoppero (Mario 85), Agustín Gallego (Adán 46), Moha and Alex Yunes (Javi Melián 73). Coach Maxi Barrera
UD Gran Tarajal (1): Salas, Bless, Eslava, Kai, Sandro, Josemi, Juanma, Iván, Gastón (Carlos 73), Airam and Israel. Coach: Miguel Santana
Goals:
0-1: minute 45+2, Juanma from penalty
1-1: minute 52, Adán
2-1: minute 59, Moha
Referee: Nemrod Mengíbar Déniz, assisted on the wings by Zakaria El Khourchi Echaine and Aarón Martín Torre. He cautioned Moha, Enrique Castaño and Javi Melián for Unión Sur Yaiza and Gastón for UD Gran Tarajal.
Incidents: Municipal de Yaiza, about 150 spectators. Match corresponding to the 29th matchday of group XII of the Third Federation.