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A MISERABLE defeat on a miserable wet evening. CD Javea lost their unbeaten record against a very strong UD Canals side, who scored two goals in the second-half to claim maximum points and confirm their status as one of the pre-season favourites. The rojiblancos simply weren’t good enough on the day, trying to be too clever whilst the opposition played simple balls and won the game. A hard lesson learnt on a damp September evening.

Both sides played some good football during the first-half, passing the ball across the damp surface with patience as they looked to open options for attack. However it was the visitors who would make greater claim for dominance in the opening period, going close to scoring several times as Javea began to make mistakes. At the back skipper Juanma looked shaky from the start and his confidence on the ball was worrying and he had to thank his partner Juan Ochando for tidying up some decidedly abysmal defending. On the left, Rubén Serrió played with concerning nervousness and Canals began to utilise this growing weakness. The visitors should have been two goals to the good within the first half-hour but for a combination of good goalkeeping and poor finishing; they had already smashed six past a poor Picassent side the previous weekend and there was every danger that a continual drop in concentration might see a similar result.

However, the opposition didn't quite have it all their own way and at the other end Pablo had the best chance but headed the corner from Carlos Ribes just over the bar. Juanito was playing his best game of the season so far but his effort and determination would be cruelly stopped later in the half. There should also be a special word of mention for Dan Harvey on the right side of defence who played like a demon possessed not only to snuff out attacks but also help launch attacks from deep within home territory. He had to leave the pitch midway through the second-half after a crunching collision and the home side was poorer for it.

The rojiblancos lost Juanito just before half-time when the pony-tailed centre-half Munera smashed into him in the centre of the pitch. The tanned hit-man looked to shake off the heavy challenge but as he began to lift himself off his knees, he collapsed to the ground clutching his face. Amazingly, considering the clash resulted in a head injury, the referee Mayor Perez Blas allowed the game to continue until the ball went out of play. Munera claimed innocence but didn’t quite know which part of his body struck Juanito hard in face; was it my shoulder or perhaps even my elbow? Just about every one else in the ground, including, it would seem, the referee’s assistant, were sure they saw Munera lead with a fist, and the lino called the referee over apparently to confirm this. However, Sr. Perez Blas was having nothing take away his moment of glory, arrogantly waving away his assistant. Juanito left the pitch on a stretcher to be rushed to the medical centre for treatment; Munera wasn’t even showed a yellow card - he had already been booked a few minutes before - but would also kleave the field of play at half-time, substituted at  Had he been sent off, the final result might just have been a little different.

The second-half saw Canals dominate the game. Javea tried to be too clever but this tactic didn’t work. Strikers Onieva and substitute James Lindie were left alone up front to watch as the ball continued to get stuck and lost in midfield. An easy option turned quickly into an attempt to ‘look good for the cameras’ and the ball was continually lost to the opposition. This needs to be stamped out quickly if Javea are to make any claim for a play-off place. Canals took their easy options and left the rojiblancos in their wake (quite literally once the heavy rain started falling). It would only be a matter of time until the visitors scored.

And indeed the first goal arrived with inevitability after 64 minutes, with Campos capitalising on some poor defending to slide the ball past Ortola at full stretch to send their sizeable albeit aged army of travelling fans into celebration. The players piled on top of each other on the far side as if they had just scored the winner in the final of the FA Cup. The rojiblancos looked at each other for answers; the game had just been made very difficult indeed.

Javea tried to pass the ball but continued to try the clever option rather than the easier alternative; they are simply not good enough to carry on opting for such an option. Canals passed the ball easily, they didn’t try any tricks and they were a goal up.

The second goal killed off any lingering hope of a revival as the rain continued to fall. A defensive mistake allowed substitute Cris to lob the ball over Ortola but all looked well as the custodian managed to leap back and palm the ball onto the bar. However, the ball bounced back into play and Cris was able to bury the rebound into the back of the net to double the advantage just two minutes after coming on. This time they celebrated as if they had scored the winner in the final of the Champion’s League, just how important it was to them that they win this match.

And win it they did, quite deservedly, to move into second-place in the table behind UD Oliva. CD Javea slip to eighth but have a chance to reclaim some position with another home game next weekend against CE Alberic. Ominously, Alberic knocked six past Torrent CF, a side against which the rojiblancos scraped a draw last weekend. Manager Kenny Brown needs to lift his troops for the clash and perhaps there are some more changes to be made. CD Javea have some good players – but then so do Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.

CD JAVEA: Ortola, Harvey (Hopkins), Juan Ochando, Juanma, Ruben Serrio, Carlos Ribes, Pablo, Canari (Dani), Juanito (Lindie), Javi, Onieva. Subs not used: Alex Cuadrado, Prats.

UD CANALS: David, Berto, Sempere, Munera (Fajardo 46mins), Soler, Estela, Peter (Romero 58mins), Tonet, Campos (Jose Manuel), Ramonet (Cris 78mins), Auriña.

REFEREE: Mayor Pérez
Cautions: Munera, Peter, Romero (UD Canals)
Dismissals: None.