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SEASON
2009-10 |
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REPORT 2009-10 |
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UD Horadada boast an annual budget of over three times that of CD Javea and arrived at the Municipal Stadium as one of the favourites to claim a play-off spot at the end of the season. The rojiblancos have had a decent pre-season campaign but this year's squad includes half a dozen or so young players who have never competed at Preferente level before. The contrast between the two sides was fairly clear. It was made even clearer with less than a minute on the clock when the visitors took through Ivan who smashed the ball home from close range after some great work on the flanks deceived the home defence, allowing the ball to be crossed across a crowded goalmouth and into the path of the unmarked Iavn on the far side. It was a reality check for the fans who had watched their side rip apart SD Formentera just a week earlier. However the rojiblancos refused to conceded defeat so early in the game and worked hard to absorb the visitors who poured worryingly down the left flank through Josan, who engaged in spirited banter with the home fans. Gerardo was in determined mood to balance the scoreline and would soon force Horadad's Dani into chipping his own keeper perfectly from the edge of the box to equalise for Javea, the effort cheered by the home fans who immediately suggested that Kenny Brown sign him up as a striker. Javea's Onieva had shown his commitment to the club by staying on when other offers beckoned and got himself back on the scoresheet just before half-time when he charged down the right-hand side and fired low across the keeper to score his 12th goal of for the club and put the rojiblancos into the lead at half-time. Javea came out in the second-half deteremined to put the game beyond Horadada and claim a winning start to the season. Eventually the continued pressure would open a crack and the visiting custodian clearly handled yards outside of the area under pressure from Yousso. The referee had little choice but to deliver an instant dismissal and hand the rojiblancos a clear advantage. Yet it didn't quite go to plan. Horarada were awarded a free-kick just outside of the area and Javi floated a superb kick past Jorge to bring the visitors level. Javea poured forward and hit the bar twice before Horadada took the lead with minutes remaining through Josan, who beat three players before unleashing a terrific shot past Jorge, an effort which drew appreciation from both sets of supporters. The spikey-haired midfielder celebrated in style, somersaulting his way along the bye-line. Despite terrific pressure from Javea in the last minutes of the game. the visitors managed to cling on to their lead and claim maximum points. For the rojiblancos it was a disappointing start but the performance suggested that Javea's young side has the ability to make an impact this season. Coach Kenny Brown was far from downbeat after the game. "Obviously the result is disappointing but there are a lot of positives to take away from this game," he told www.javeamigos.com. "Horadada were a good side which showed with their goals. Remember that four or five of our players have never played at this level before and it's been a steep learning curve for them. We need to be better at decision-making in the final third but, in all honesty, we're going to play a lot worse than that and win games." CD
JAVEA UD
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