First point C D Tenerife 1 - 1 Cartageña - Game notes

Perhaps finally the tide has turned. It may have been only one point but the players finally looked more like a team and less like a selection of men lost off a  sea wreck.
Chances were certainly available and with a little luck the team should have scored more goals.  Next week they play Barcelona B away and Barcelona rates CDT highly as it is in their top price range for seat prices.
Interesting to see 3 ex-Tenerife players in the opposing team (Longas, Toni Moral & Clavero.)






Game notes

tenerife 1
cartagena 1
CD Tenerife - Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Ezequiel Luna, Melli, Bellvís; Julio Álvarez, Ricardo, Mikel Alonso, Kome; Antonio Hidalgo & Nino.
In minute 63, Juanlu & Omar came on for Kome & Antonio Hidalgo. And in 65, Natalio replaced Mikel Alonso.
FC Cartagena - Casilla (3); Clavero (1), Txiki (1), Chus Herrero (1), Bothelo (1); Keko (2), Mariano Sánchez (1), Longás (2), Lafuente (1); Toni Moral (2) & Toché (1).
Subs -  56 Expósito (1)for Lafuente;  74, Julien de Souza (s.c.) relieved Longás and in 80, Riau (s.c.) for Keko.

Referee
Andrés Manuel Ceballos Silva (from Extremadura). (0) Made a war out of a clean game. He created a list of cards that was without reason or logic and was almost left alone on the field.
Local trainer  Juan Carlos Mandía (min. 42) was sent off for protesting  Chus Herrero (min. 85) for a foul on Julio Álvarez,and double yellow for Mariano Sánchez (min. 41) also double yellow for local player  Bellvís (min 84), with additional yellow cards for,  Ricardo, Hidalgo, Marc Bertrán y Luna, Clavero, Toni Moral, Txiqui & keeper Casilla. The penalty wasn't terribly likely.
Goals
0-1, min. 62: Toché, from a penalty. 1-1, min. 67: Nino, a great shot from a pass by Juanlu.
Incidents
The sixth round of the  Liga Adelante second division, in the Rodríguez López with 16.145 spectators. On a very warm afternoon.

Mandia's first game

Mandiá was quoted as saying this week, that the players needed to  run themselves to death, be brave and calm.  Above all they needed not to let the other side score early. The trainer from Lugo also stated that the group should be generous, as this is needed when a team struggles.
When asked about Cartageña he commented "This is a complicated rival. They were strong last year and have reinforced their lines so this year they are more dangerous. That said we should know how to play them over the ninety minutes".

When asked about the team generally he said, "in the few days I have been here it is difficult to make a full assessment. We think they are good players and we are demanding everything of them. They need to make a big effort because at this level everything is very close and the team can still do well. I need them to give one hundred percent of themselves and I am looking for the best qualities in each player. We can win by playing the best we can. Although I have no ability to say anything to the fans right now if we just show we can make a great effort then I am sure they will be on our side. I want to forget about the five losses because what counts right now is what we do from today onwards”. He also mentioned how he had spent hours this week talking to the players. That he understood how they felt and hoped that things will come together as there is no pre-season for them together.
The game is on Sunday at 5pm in the Heliodoro and

Training before the Cartagena game

Here is a photo from the club where you can see the players training today before they play Cartagena tonight. They are training in the La Manga Club which has great sports facilities.
The game is at 8pm tonight in the Cartagonova stadium in Cartagena.
The palyers warmed up and then they moved the ball between them and practiced shots at goal. Hopefully we will have a few goals tonight.Then they stretched and went back to the hotel. Only Culebras was in the Gym.

The moving season ticket sales table is in la Palma today where people can renew their season ticket.