SUBMARINE BATTLE ALL AT SEA

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Steve Hibberd / 2010-03-07 12:07:46

Villarreal 'B' - 0 FC Cartagena - 0 .... Yellow submarine v oldest submarine in the world, lacked any real killer torpedo's, with neither captain making full use of their vessels periscope vision.

Villarreal, affectionately known as yellow submarine because of their all yellow kit, hosted Cartagena, home of the world’s oldest submarine, proudly displayed in a dry dock within the city's port, in a slow to start encounter which came to life late on. Very few teams have visited their artificial surface pitch and left with a victory, so all in all, Cartagena are probably satisfied with a point that maintains their 3rd in the table position.

Two bookings for the home side within the first 10 mins, gave notice of their intentions.

In a half of few chances, it was Villarreal who had by far the best opportunities. First a shot on 11 mins, then a header after 34 just missed the target, but their best effort was on 38, when a cross cum shot was superbly pushed away by keeper Ruben. Cartagena's only decent chance fell to Cygan, whose powerful header flew wide of the post. Just before the interval, Villarreal once again missed the target with a good effort.

Ruben came to his sides rescue shortly after the restart, when having punched a powerful shot up field, he breathed a sigh of relief as the rebound was knocked back just past his far post. Now it was visitors turn to get nasty. Between the 50th and 62nd min, no less than 4 Cartagena players were booked, as they struggled to contain a lively youthful Villarreal outfit.

The games best chance fell to Cartagena, when a magnificent De Lucas diving header flew agonisingly past the post. Straight from the resultant goal kick, Ruben pulled of another great save to deny Montero a goal. In a fast and furious finish to the match, Cartagena subs (not the underwater kind!!) Tato and Quintero both saw their efforts sail past the post.

Forthcoming Fixture:
On Fri 12 Mar ko 9pm, FC Cartagena host Cadiz at Cartagonova Stadium. This div 2a fixture is to be shown live on Gol tv. For further info on FC Cartagena, visit www.gotocartago.com or www.futbolclubcartagena.com.