CD THADER – 3 CD ELDENSE ´B´ – 2
BY STEVE HIBBERD
Missing through either long-term injuries or personal matters, Thader could not field 3 senior players for this home Community league match, but the youngsters on display certainly did them proud.
In fact, both Pasqual and Pedro Juan could be out long term, and we wish them both best of luck in recovery from operations to knee and ankle.
Following on from a hard-fought draw in the season’s opening match over at Torrevieja, manager Raul Mora elected to go with a similar side from that match, replacing Fran as captain for the unavailable Lloyd.
On 4 mins, Goodluck of Eldense could only watch as Chema just managed to tip his goal bound effort over for a corner. An impressive young talent by the name of Amine came up with the goods 10 mins later. Having collected a long ball out of defence, his first attempt at goal was blocked by keeper Fasardu, as was his 2nd from the rebound. Not to be outdone, he calmly slotted home the 3rd attempt into the far corner of the net.
The game then turned very scrappy, evolving into a midfield battle. When Serhiy crossed to Tremino on 41 mins, it looked odds on that Thader´s young striker would score, but unfortunately his effort lacked direction.
It was Tremino who was fouled on the edge of the box on 43 mins (the yellow card awarded for the offence, could well have been red), leaving Kone to hammer the resulting free kick into the wall. From the rebound, he then proceeded to slam the ball through a sea of legs into the net to leave the score at half time, 2 up for the hosts.
Tremino had the ball in the net 2 mins inside the new half, but he was adjudged to be offside. Thader were going hell for leather, gaining no less than 5 corners within 7 mins of the restart.
Elios should have reduced the arrears on the hour mark, but his header lacked accuracy and the moment was lost. Straight up the other end, man of the match Tremino picked up a loose ball, before striking a shot which went into the net off the far post.
Thader´s giant centre back Kone headed just over the bar on 78 mins, before the game turned on it´s head. On as an Eldense 2nd half sub, Losa went on a mazy run, before planting the ball just inside Chema´s far post.
Another Eldense sub had a glorious opportunity to further reduce arrears, but Cayetano squandered his chance. Deep into stoppage time, a comical defensive mix up between Thader sub Juan and keeper Chema, presented Losa with a simple task of side footing into an open goal.
Having almost thrown away a 3 goal cushion, Thader managed to hang on for the remaining couple of minutes, but they nearly gave their loyal supporters a mini heart attack!!
Next weekend, Thader are away to Hercules ´B´ in Alicante. At time of writing, it is not known when the game will be played, therefore it is advised to check out CD Thader Facebook page for further information.
