UNIÓN VIERA TAKES A BREATH IN THE PERMANENCE ZONE AT THE EXPENSE OF UD LANZAROTE

Unión Viera takes a breath in the permanence zone at the expense of UD Lanzarote

Rosmen's goal was not enough for the rojillo team to bring something positive from their visit to Unión Viera...

April 6 2014 (19:08 WEST)
Unión Viera breathes in the permanence zone at the expense of UD Lanzarote
Unión Viera breathes in the permanence zone at the expense of UD Lanzarote

New defeat for UD Lanzarote as a visitor this season. Rosmen's goal, which put the rojillos ahead on the scoreboard, was not enough for Adolfo Pérez's team to add a positive result. Unión Viera turned the score around before the break. A goal from Samuel in the 35th minute and an own goal from Javi Betancort gave Unión Viera the advantage. The Gran Canaria team adds three important points to continue fighting for permanence in the Third Division.

UD Lanzarote started the match better. The rojillos were better positioned on the field, managing to anticipate all the divided balls and winning the fight in the center of the field. UD Lanzarote pressured Unión Viera's ball exit, and showed its intentions to get dangerously close to the goal defended by Li. 

UD Lanzarote would take the lead in the 21st minute of the first half. Javi Betancort stole a ball, stood inside the area, passed to Rosmen and he only had to push it into the back of the net with an empty goal. Justice was done to what was being seen on the field, with UD Lanzarote taking the lead on the scoreboard. 

The goal served to make Unión Viera react and wake up from its slumber. In the 23rd minute, Cone took advantage of a distraction from the UD Lanzarote defense to pass to Claudio, who failed to put the ball between the three posts against Agoney. The ball was stopped by the UD Lanzarote goalkeeper with a good intervention. 

The equalizer would come in the 35th minute of the first half. A cross into the area was extended with a header by Agoney, Samuel headed across at the far post and made it impossible for the UD Lanzarote goalkeeper to stretch. 

The first half concluded with an unfortunate play for UD Lanzarote. Two minutes had passed over the regulation time. Peraza executed a corner kick, Javi Betancort went to clear the ball and ended up putting it inside his goal. The first half ended with a score of 2 to 1. 

In the second half, UD Lanzarote took the initiative. Unión Viera moved back lines to wait for Lanzarote in their own half of the field and try to seal the match with quick counterattacks. Despite having the ball in their possession, UD Lanzarote was not able to worry the goal defended by Li in the entire second half. 

The only chance for UD Lanzarote in the second half would come in stoppage time. After a free kick, the ball reached Adrián Martín, the Unión Viera defense pounced on him and aborted the clear position of the Lanzarote defender to finish. 

2-1 victory for Unión Viera against UD Lanzarote, being Unión Viera's second consecutive victory and allowing them to move out of the relegation places in the Third Division. In the next match, UD Lanzarote receives the visit of UD Vecindario, a team that did not show up to play the match in Fuerteventura against CD El Cotillo this weekend. 

 

Technical Sheet

 

Unión Viera (2): Li, Cone, Elvis, Ramón, Josué, Agoney, Claudio, Junior (Kilian 50), Iván Martín (Ale López 86), Peraza and Samuel (Aco 82)

UD Lanzarote (1): Agoney, Camacho, Taja, Adrián Martín, Fran Gil, Jotha, Javi Betancort (Juanca 50), Falo (Yaco 55), Rosmen, Toñito (Kennedy 70) and Echedey

Goals

0-1: minute 21, Rosmen

1-1: minute 35, Samuel

2-1: minute 45+2, Javi Betancort own goal

Referee: José Cupeiro Pérez. He cautioned Junior, Agoney and Peraza for Unión Viera and Taja, Agoney, Toñito, Yaco, Marcos Cabrera and Camacho for UD Lanzarote.

Incidents: Alfonso Silva, about 50 spectators. Match corresponding to the 33rd matchday of the Canarian group of the Third Division.

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