By Steve Hibberd
CDF Javea 4-1 CD Thader
Just a single point separated these two mid-table sides at kick-off in Sunday’s lunchtime fixture at the Campo d’Esports Municipal in Jávea, where Thader arrived determined to halt a run of three consecutive defeats. Any hopes of a revival, however, evaporated almost immediately, as they were overwhelmed by a relentless first-half display from the hosts, who surged into a commanding 3–0 lead inside the opening half hour.
The tone was set within minutes. Before many supporters had settled into their seats, Jávea sliced through the Thader back line with ease. A routine cross from the right found the unmarked Joel, who gratefully converted the simplest of tap-ins. The goal rattled the visitors, whose defensive organisation disintegrated under the early pressure. Jávea sensed vulnerability and poured forward, creating chances at will.
A wayward back-pass from Juan invited Badama to attempt an audacious lob from the edge of the area, the ball drifting just wide. Moments later the winger twice repeated the effort, both attempts narrowly missing the target. His persistence, though, was rewarded midway through the half when he again found himself unmarked at the near post to guide home another delivery from the right, doubling the hosts’ lead.
Thader’s difficulties deepened on 27 minutes when Castro seized on yet another defensive lapse, only to see his shot shave the outside of the post. The reprieve was short-lived. On 33 minutes Badama grabbed his second of the afternoon—and Jávea’s third—with another close-range finish as the visitors’ defence continued to crumble.
With Thader in disarray, the hosts were enjoying a virtual training exercise, while Nicolás in the Jávea goal was reduced to little more than a spectator.
Only in the 43rd minute did the home keeper have anything meaningful to do, diving in vain as Guille’s penalty crept beneath him after Serhiy had been bundled over in the area during a rare Thader attack. The goal at least offered the visitors a sliver of hope at the interval.
To their credit, Thader improved markedly after the restart. Lloyd replaced Juan at the back, and the defensive shape immediately looked more assured. On 57 minutes they came close to pulling another back when Guille’s goal-bound strike forced a superb save from Nicolás. Yet, despite the upturn in performance, Jávea restored their three-goal cushion on 65 minutes.
Fittingly, it was Badama who completed his hat-trick, turning in yet another low cross from the right.
Thader enjoyed their liveliest spell thereafter, with Amin going close and Lloyd thundering a shot against the post. Guille and Fran also tested Nicolás, but by then the contest was long gone. A fourth successive defeat leaves Thader looking anxiously over their shoulder, and with a daunting trip to table-toppers Benidorm looming next Sunday, improvement appears unlikely to come easily.
