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Castellón Defeats Cultural Leonesa in a Tense and Controversial Match
León, Spain – Castellón defeated Cultural Leonesa at the Estadio Municipal Reino de León in a vibrant match filled with incidents. Castellón showcased their early striking ability with two quick goals, the first in the 8th minute by A. Calatrava, and the second in the 11th minute by Barri.
Despite Castellón’s initial dominance, Cultural Leonesa managed to react in the second half. M. Justo narrowed the gap in the 64th minute, boosting the home team’s spirits. However, K. Mamah from Castellón sealed the match in the 82nd minute after an assist from A. Calatrava.
The match was marked by intensity and numerous cautions. Referee Marta Huerta de Aza showed a total of six yellow cards to Castellón (A. Jakobsen, Alcazar, Barri, Ronaldo, R. Matthys, and A. Jimenez) and two to Cultural Leonesa (T. Ojeda and M. Justo). Cultural Leonesa also suffered the expulsion of I. Calero in the 89th minute, further complicating their chances. Despite having 52% possession, Cultural Leonesa could not overcome Castellón’s effectiveness, who had 48% possession.
Castellón made better use of their opportunities, with 13 total shots, 8 of which were on target. Cultural Leonesa had 10 total shots, with only 2 on target. The locals earned 1 corner compared to 4 for the visitors. Overall, it was a rough game with 15 fouls by Cultural Leonesa and 11 by Castellón.
Substitutions cultural leonesa: at minute 13 Q. Fornos came in and T. Ribeiro went out., at minute 61 M. Diallo Selu came in and P. Cortes went out., at minute 61 Pibe came in and M. Justo went out., at minute 61 R. Sobrino came in and J. Mboula went out., at minute 86 R. Hinojo came in and J. Larios went out.
Substitutions castellón: at minute 57 Ronaldo came in and B. Gerenabarrena went out., at minute 58 Alcazar came in and S. Ruiz went out., at minute 66 A. Sienra came in and F. Brignani went out., at minute 67 Barri came in and M. Doue went out., at minute 78 P. Santiago came in and K. Mamah went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cultural Leonesa
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Castellón
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