Report: El Madrileño fall short in Alicante | OneFootball

After the home victory against Juventud Torremolinos, Atlético Madrileño traveled to Alicante to visit Hércules at the José Rico Pérez. The match, which was initially scheduled to be played last Friday, October 10 at 19:00, was postponed due to DANA Alice.

Fernando Torres' team lined up as follows: Mario de Luis; Javier Boñar, Aleksa Puric, Dani Martínez, Julio Díaz; Javi Serrano, Martín Bellotti; Iker Luque, Jano Monserrate, Arnau Ortiz; Omar Janneh. Two changes compared to the previous matchday, with Mario de Luis replacing Salvador Esquivel and Javi Serrano replacing Javi Morcillo.

In the first half, it was a red-and-white monologue until about the 25th minute, with Iker Luque very active and Arnau Ortiz continuing to excel in one-on-one situations. Dani Martínez and Mario de Luis were solid in defense, especially when Hércules had their first clear chances of danger with up to 3 saves by the goalkeeper. Boñar had a chance to score the first after a sensational pass from Dani Martínez, but his shot was so precise that it went wide. Fortunately, the team managed the last minutes well and went into halftime with the same score.

At the start of the second half, the first goal of the match came, and it was not in their favor. A pass into the area was finished by Galvañ, and among 3 red-and-whites, the ball slipped through, putting the locals ahead on the scoreboard. By the 60th minute, Rayane Belaid and Javi Morcillo came in for Jano Monserrate and Javi Serrano. Arnau sent a ball sky-high after a set piece, and Ben Hamed was close to making it 2-0 after being left alone in the small area but, incredibly, hit the post. Unai Ropero was the one to score the second for Hércules after an individual play with a powerful shot into the near top corner, unstoppable for Mario de Luis.

Romeo Hueso and Koke Mota came on for Javier Boñar and Iker Luque, who did not have their day. And, with a quarter of an hour remaining, Miguel Cubo came on for Martín Bellotti. Arnau Ortiz entered the area and was close to provoking a penalty... because the FVS determined there was no foul. Cubo had a chance in the small area but his shot went over the crossbar. And there was still time for another goal from Hércules, with a shot from outside the area by Roger Colomina.

Thus ended the match for Madrileño, who deservedly fell at the Rico Pérez and remains in third position with 14 points. Time to reflect and correct the mistakes (which are not few), because next Sunday, October 19 at 20:30, the team hosts the current leader Europa.

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