It is still far away, but Castilla smells the possibility of the promotion playoff and is in pursuit of achieving it. The second consecutive victory of the reserve team led by Raúl, this time with the added value of being away (with what that has meant for the Castilian team), in Sabadell (0-2), is pure life. The one given by the ‘veterans’ like Gila and the quality, another day more differential, of Miguel Gutiérrez…
The Catalan central defender built Castilla’s 0-2 in two set pieces, another sign that things with Raúl and his men are changing. All despite a start that threatened bad omens. The thing started with rain and Marvin went to the locker room injured in minute 3 and Seven had to rebuild the plan by introducing Carrillo, a completely different profile. To settle down, Castilla came in handy with a classic move: let the goalkeeper save your neck. A) Yes Toni Fuidias did it in the 20th minute when Aarón found himself in front of the towering madridista goalkeeper but he won the game.
This type of play that encourages the local team, was better for Castilla and Mario Martín and Latasa offered the first replies in Emilio’s harlequin goal until Gila was the one who hit the 0-1 in the 37th minute. A banana Miguel Gutiérrez’s set piece impaled her just before the Castilista central defender kicked off. It is Miguel’s third assist in two days. It is an extra engine from the left wing.
The second half kept the local Kaxe trying to equalize until Castilla opened the unapproachable gap for Sabadell. Once again from a set piece, this time a corner, which Gila made the most of head.
A 0-2 that leaves Castilla sighting the playoff zone six points away with the wild card of having one game less than those above (the one postponed against UCAM) and three games in a row now at the Di Stéfano. Raúl has righted the ship just in time.