Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Spain
Wahala no dey for Valdebebas on Saturday as CD Tenerife take shine from Real Madrid Castilla with sharp 3-1 victory. Dem run like winners from the start, dey play like say dem no get second option for di match. De Miguel and Álvaro show dem class for first half, as dem combine well to land dem three goals before halftime. No be joke!
Tenerife don dey shine like diamond since di season start, even with dem coach, Álvaro Cervera, gisting say dem ready to take promotion action no be small. For dis match, dem enter di pitch wetin confidence dey flow like river. Di young boys for Castilla still dey learn, as dem struggle to cope with di intense style of di visiting team.
First half start with Bruno for Castilla trying to punch dem front, but na Dani Martín, di Tenerife goalkeeper, na im turn am back with sharp save. But from that moment, na di visitors begin dictate di play. De Miguel take advantage of Joan Martínez slip to land di first goal for di 17th minute, making dem know say dis match no go easy for Castilla.
Di second goal come before halftime like a thunder by Álvaro, after a corner kick from Nacho Gil. E head di ball into di net and set di stadium on fire. Just before di whistle, De Miguel add another one, making di score 3-0. Na serious wahala as dem gree waka enter halftime without even blink.
As second half start, di manager for Castilla, Álvaro Arbeloa, no wan dey carry last for im own home. Dem come back like say dem don recharge with tactics to up dem game, and dem show small improvement in physicality. But e no be enough to turn di tide back, as dem persistently dey face dem own injuries and miscalculations for decision making.
For di 68th minute, Roberto Martín finally find opportunity to reduce di scoreline. Him cut inside from outside di area, and as dem see di ball enter di net, di crowd shout like say dem don win di World Cup. But dat excitement no last long as di Tenerife don settle for di second half and hold dem ground. Dem come gather dem momentum like strong wind, making sure say dem no allow Castilla come close to level up di score.
Dis win make Tenerife continue to dey lead di league table with full confidence say dem go follow dem eye to promotion. Dem dey tenacious and hungry for more uh-oh moments, and everybody sabi say dem no wan disappoint their fans. Castilla, on di other hand, still get plenty work to do, especially with dem young boys wey dey fight to find their rhythm.
As for di teams’ statistics, it show say di effort wey Castilla put down no translate to enough goals. Di match finish with a score of 3-1 in favor of Tenerife, and no be small thing to celebrate for dem as dem dey come back for next challenge on October 4. Na so wahala be for young team dem, as dem dey try gather small small experience from matches like dis!
So fans, keep your eyes tight on Tenerife, because dem dey play like say dem don set to conquer di league! Cheers to dem for this one.
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