Deportiva and Atlético Madrileño drew goalless in the first leg of the semifinals of the playoffs promotion to Second Division. The subsidiary, best classified in the League, starts with an advantage for the second legwhich will be held next Saturday (6:30 p.m.) in Alcalá de Henares. With the best entry of the season in El Toralín (7,539 spectators) started a clash that was expected to be very close, and so it was.
Nafti introduced a change compared to the last game, with the entry of Borja Valle for Keita; Fernando Torres, two, with the presence of Julio Díaz and Iker Luque in the eleven, for Corral and Koke Mota. The red and white subsidiary had the first. In the 8th minute, Andrés Prieto stuck out his leg to clear the shot from de Llorente, who shot into the area after Iker Luque’s pass. In the 30th minute, Boñar cushioned it with his chest and hit a volley from outside the area that went for a corner after a rebound from a rival defender.
La Deportiva, who did not shoot between the sticks in a first half with little football and a lot of tensionhad his best chance in the 36th minute. Long ball from Andrés Prieto, Calderón wins the fight with his rival and looks for the top corner with a long shot that goes slightly high. But everything changed before the break. It was the 44th minute when Atleti was outnumbered. In a play reviewed in the VAR, Iker Luque was sent off for pulling Koke’s hair. La Deportiva finished the first half better and with 0-0 at halftime.
As soon as he returned from the locker room, Esquerdo tried with a centered shot that Esquivel blocked and the visitors then responded with a high shot from Julio Díaz. The minutes passed and the blue and white team were gaining presence in the rival field and began to generate danger with a great Borja Valle. The coaches shook the bench. AND KeitaAs soon as he entered, he stole a ball from the baseline and put it on the balcony of the area, where Esquerdo, with everything in his favor, sent it up. And immediately afterwards, double chance for Atleti, very clear. Deportiva lost the ball and on the counterattack, Julio Díaz shot across the goal, Andrés Prieto deflected it and Llorente, with everything in his favor and just a few meters from goal, sent it wide.
Once again Keita persisted and gave in for Slavy, who had the lead 1-0. Frimpong, who had come on in the 78th minute, had to leave due to injury in the 86th minute.. Nafti added another striker, but his team, which had in the last breath in a Keita shot that Esquivel founddid not know how to take advantage of the advantage of playing one hour against one less. 0-0 and everything will be decided in the second leg.