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LANZAROTE 2 TOLEDO 1
18th January 2010
The weather is the best way to describe Lanzarote´s form of late; Hot! Four wins out of the last five games has pushed Lanzarote into relegation contenders rather than relegation certainties and they are now within four points of safety.
The opening few minutes were played mainly in the midfield as both teams seemed to be looking for weaknesses in each other. In the 9th minute a quick clever throw by Rúben Rodriguez to Captain Vladimir, who had lost his marker, drilled in a cross from the byline through a crowd of players and striker Rosmen was inches away from a tap in. The ball eventually fell to Toñito but the talented winger lost his composure and blasted the ball high and hard towards the midday sun.
Five minutes later and from a similar situation Rúben Rodriguez curled a cross at the far post for Rosmen. The striker dived in and nodded home only for the official to wave his flag for a dubious offside.
The first opportunity for the Madrid side was in the 17th minute. Winger Joaqui found himself with a free strike on the edge of the box with only the Lanzarote keeper Vilches to beat but his scuffed effort went horribly wrong as the ball bobbled away for a goal kick.
In the 22nd minute some delightful football involving Vladimir and Rúben Rodriguez led to the opening goal. The latter curled a deadly cross in from the left wing. Rosmen arriving with precision timing and with no flag from the official stuck the ball home from close range sending the Rojillos into a 1-0 lead.
Lanzarote were now dominant and looked dangerous on every attack. Five minutes before half time and Lanzarote scored that crucial second goal. The Impressive new signing Juachi looks to be a real find. Pushing up from his left back role he fed Rúben Rodriguez who curled in another trademark beauty that had Toledo’s defence in disarray. The ball struck the bar from the cross come shot. Whether the attempt was intentional is up for debate but the way he shaped his body was evidence enough for me. Toñito pulled the ball back from the byline and found Rosmen who struck home from six yards for his and his teams second of the day.
During the break, Rojillos manager Carmelo Hernández must have been aware that his side has won all matches in which they have scored first however his defence has let in more goals than any other team in Spain’s top four divisions.
The Conejeros did come out for the second half with the mentality not to lose what they have and began to play deeper. Toledo held the possession but again Lanzarote looked the more threatening on the break.
On the hour the Madrid side was back in it. A through ball found striker Rufino. The official gave the striker the benefit of the doubt with offside and he neatly chipped the advancing keeper Vilches to reduce the deficit to 2-1.
A free kick in the 73rd minute was well saved by the new Lanzarote number one as the visitors went in search of a point.
In the 82nd minute a fast counter attack led to Rosmen with a chance for a hat rick. The striker rounded a defender and had a clear strike on goal. Unselfishly he fed sub Sixto for a tap in when a strike was the much better option and a defender running on the sprint cleared in the nick of time.
The last moment of drama occurred five minutes from time. A cross from the left was punched clear by Keeper Vilches. The ball landed at the feet of midfielder Pulga and his powerful strike was destined for the bottom left hand corner only for man of the match Rosmen to clear at full stretch.
The signs look good. Both front men of Torres and Rosmen have been in superb goal scoring form. Englishman Ian Robinson who was out with a calf strain has also looked like a player possessed and when you know your team is always capable of scoring that confidence will bring results.
The Rojillos still remain bottom but only on goal difference and with three consecutive wins under the belt they will have a belly full of confidence when they travel to face fourth placed side Guadalara next week.
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