With the oldest Unionistas formula: long ball for De la Nava, the ’10’ wins the aerial dispute and the striker takes justice. It was Pere Marco, but a thousand people from Salamanca pushed into the stands. Unionistas achieved a very important point in Cáceres with a goal from Pere Marco in the fifteenth minute of added time to make it 3-3 against Cacereño.
The Unionists eleven was formed by Salvi under sticks; Gorjón, Saidi, Vadik and Farru in defense; Juanje, Juanma, Álvaro Gómez and Aarón in the midfield; and with Serpeta and Chibozo in attack. The unionist coach’s plan was clear: look for Chibozo’s speed. And it came out after four minutes in a gallop by the African, who beat Diego Nieves in one-on-one.
But, with 0-1, we have to ask Unionistas for much more. The charros decided to put the ball into play short from their goal: Vadik for Salvi and when the goalkeeper wanted to hit long, Diego Gómez put his foot to block the shot and send the ball into the net. Seven minutes into the game and 1-1.
Cacereño was better in the first half. Or, at least, it was the team that had the clearest ideas with Ajenjo in the midfield and with Emi’s rise on the right. In one of them, the center of the local side was very weak, but the entire Unionistas defense stared at the ball, which ended up at the feet of Palacín to shoot Salvi at 2-1.
However, before the break, Unionistas would find the prize of a tie. Vadik rose on a corner, headed in and the ball hit Joserra’s back to end up in the back of the net (2-2).
The second half took a long time to start. An illness in the Charro stands forced the game to be stopped twice for almost ten minutes. Unionistas still did not have a clear playing pattern, with the team outnumbered in the center and unable to connect in attack. The best chance, a spark from Serpeta from the front that Diego Nieves sent to a corner kick. But Mario Simón must have been happy with what he saw because he didn’t make a move until the 80th minute. Of course, when he made his move, his team was already losing 3-2 after a header from Iván Martínez in a corner.
With the first window, Mario Simón put Pere Marco, Hugo de Bustos and Raúl Prada on the green. There were ten minutes of regulation play left and a very large discount. Of the sixteen added minutes, De la Nava only played seven. Mario Simón barely trusts the ’10’ although the charro insists on showing on the field that he is necessary for the black and white. When the clash was dying, De la Nava won an aerial ball on the rival front and sent it towards Pere Marco. The ’21’ finished in extremis and the ball entered the rival goal to make the final 3-3 and bring joy to the thousand charro fans.
