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Thrilling Encounter in Cartagena Ends with Agonizing Victory for Valencia
Cartagena, Spain – In a Copa del Rey match filled with intensity and drama, Valencia secured a narrow victory against FC Cartagena at the Estadio Municipal Cartagonova. The encounter, played in a vibrant atmosphere, saw the home team, Cartagena, pose a significant challenge to their higher-ranked opponent.
Cartagena opened the scoring in the 21st minute thanks to a goal by A. Ortuno, assisted by A. Martin, unleashing euphoria in the stands. However, Valencia, with greater ball possession (62% compared to Cartagena’s 38%), pressed constantly in search of an equalizer. The first half concluded with Cartagena leading by a minimal difference.
The second half continued with a frantic pace. L. Beltran leveled the score for Valencia in the 80th minute. The match became even more tense, culminating in extra time after the draw in the regulation 90 minutes.
Extra time was marked by controversy and emotion. Valencia’s B. Santamaría was sent off in the 112th minute for a second yellow card. In the 119th minute, K. Sanchez of Cartagena missed a crucial penalty. In the last breath of the match, J. Vazquez scored a decisive goal for Valencia in the 120th minute, sealing the victory for the visiting team.
The match was characterized by physical play, with a total of 10 fouls committed by Cartagena and 14 by Valencia. Cartagena received three yellow cards, while Valencia accumulated four yellow cards and one red. Although Cartagena showed grit and determination, with 10 total shots, Valencia dominated in the shots statistic, with 23 shots.
Substitutions valencia: at minute 48 L. Ramazani came in and H. Duro went out., at minute 64 D. Foulquier came in and T. Correia went out., at minute 64 A. Danjuma came in and D. Lopez went out., at minute 64 D. Raba came in and L. Rioja went out., at minute 73 F. Ugrinic came in and J. Guerra went out., at minute 102 L. Beltran came in and A. Almeida went out.
Substitutions fc cartagena: at minute 59 C. Calderon came in and L. Redondo went out., at minute 59 A. Martin came in and D. Gomez went out., at minute 69 A. Ortuno came in and P. De Blasis went out., at minute 69 Chuca came in and K. Sanchez went out., at minute 80 N. Jimenez came in and N. Martinez went out., at minute 91 E. Alcaniz came in and Chiki went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Cartagena
Valencia
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