Bad start blames both Europa and Nastic

On the threshold of the Christmas break, both Europa and Gimnastic de Tarragona lost their respective games, falling victim to their own defensive mistakes and ending the first half in forgettable fashion.

Europa visited Enrique Roca at the Nueva Condomina, but within 15 minutes they were already losing 2-0. Improvised midfielder Jorge Mia turned the tables and completed a great play for the Paprika team. Roger Escoluela then headed a pass to Juan Frère, and Pedro Benito intervened to raise the ball over the goalkeeper. Then, just before half-time, Alex Cano failed to cut the ball and left-back Cristo Romero took a chance and fired a shot past Juan Frère. Before heading to the locker room, Roger Escoluela fired a left-footed shot from inside the area into the top corner, completing a result that remained the same after a cautious second half.

Nástic conceded four goals for the first time this season and was relegated to 9th place. Cristóbal Pallaro’s side didn’t have their day and were dominated in the early stages, with Antequera looking in the ascendancy as they finished 3-1. After the break, Costa del Sol found themselves on the back foot after Javi Anton was sent off in the 50th minute. Grána tried to close the gap and overturn the score, taking untold risks, but they had no such luck. In extra time, the Andalusians extended their lead thanks to Ilerda’s Adria Gené.

Measures against Sabadell

The Harlequins team is in second place, one point behind leaders Atlético Madrileño, who lost to Nova Creu Alta. Sabadell, who remain unbeaten on home soil, put in a performance to beat Fernando Torres’ side, who were finally starting to show some signs of life after the restart, but suffered two brilliant interventions from goalkeeper Houli.

57 yellow and 3 red

There were 57 yellow cards and 3 direct red cards on the day. In the case of Teruel’s Nico Van Rijn, he used “excessive force when fighting for the ball and entered the opponent with his feet in a plank at ankle height.” Javi Anton, from Antequera, also said, “During a scramble for the ball, he tackled his opponent with excessive force, hitting his studs on his feet.” The third was Sevilla Atlético’s Bakary Sou, who “used excessive force to tackle the opponent during a scramble for the ball.”

goal score

1. Jordi Cano (Europe) 9
2. Jaume Hardi (Gimnastic Tarragona) 8
3. Alex Rubio (Villarreal B) 7
4. Arnau Ortiz (Atletico Madrid) 7
5. Dioni (Eldense) 7
6. Bassell (Antequera) 6
7. Rodrigo Escudero (Sabadel) 5