The Jimbee Cartagena has achieved a league victory for Cartagena’s futsal in Murcia 16 years later and with the 1-2 achieved against ElPozo in the regional derby it is reinforced as second classified in the First Division, with 53 points in 27 games, while leaving his historical rival in eighth place, with 39 in 26, close to staying out of the qualifying rounds for the title.
The Melon team, due to qualifying situation and sensations, started as favorites, something not so common in this type of clash, and endorsed it to win with goals from Marinovic and Solano. The match was very close from the beginning and with chances in both parts of the pitch. Thus, warnings were registered by the visitors Chemi, Meira, Motta, Mellado and Marinovic and by the locals Fernan, Alberto García, Rafa Santos and Mati Rosa, these two finishing off the woodwork.
The lack of aim and the interventions of the goalkeepers, Juanjo and Chemi, prevented the score from moving until the 18th minute. Jimbee made it 0-1 through Marinovic on the counterattack after a Rafa Santos turnover. Lucao then had the opportunity to extend the rojiblanca income but the break was reached with the slightest advantage in favor of Eduardo Sao Thiago Lentz’s “Duda”.
In the second half the decoration did not change much, which was bad news for the team coached by Diego Giustozzi as they were losing. Fernan and Felipe Valerio were close to equalizing and Bebe and Simi Saiotti made it 0-2, but in the last quarter of the match, Marinovic’s only goal was entered in favor of the Cartagena. With four and a half minutes to go, Giustozzi opted to use the player goalkeeper and on the first move in offensive superiority, the Grana team equalized with an own goal by Motta after a shipment by Marcel.
The home team insisted on the game of five, but it was not the right decision in light of what happened next. Solano, from his track, took advantage of the fact that the butcher box was empty and made it 1-2 with an accurate shot. The last moments were harassing by ElPozo but Chemi repelled his rival’s desperate attempts to avoid yet another defeat at the Palace.
