HORADADA AND PINOSO DRAW BLANK

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Kevin Reardon / 2010-03-07 18:48:22

A Campillo header just flashes wide

Horadada 0 Pinoso 0 ...Anselmo Serrano’s mid table side claimed a valuable point against Horadada in a 0-0 stalemate at the Ikomar Stadium in the Preferente League on Sunday.

The home side could have gone ahead after 8 minutes when Campillo just failed to get on the end of a Nacho cross from the right after the midfielder had been put through by a good ball from Ivan Lopez, but he failed to direct his header which was easily collected by the Pinoso keeper Paco.

Jonny then went close for Pinoso 10 minutes later as he picked up a cross from a corner in a good position on the right of the area but his powerful strike was turned round the post by an in form Juanjo.

Miguel Angel was lucky to stay on the park on the half hour after he hauled down Nacho who appeared through on goal. The referee, who had a poor game, deemed the offence punishable by just a yellow despite the bulky centre half being the last Pinoso defender. Dani’s curling free-kick looked to have keeper Paco beaten but it flew narrowly past the right-hand upright.

Shortly before the break the home side came close to another breakthrough when Ivan Lopez brought connected with Josan’s corner but his close range effort rebounded to safety off the keeper’s legs.

The second period produced much of the same with the Reds shading for long periods of the half

Unfortunately their scoring touch seems to have gone missing and with the lanky Pinoso defenders dominating at the back there were few real opportunities for the home forwards to pull the trigger.

Indeed the best chance of the half fell to the visitors when full back Perico ran through the Reds midfield and defence only to be denied by a fine diving save from Juanjo to ensure the match finished goalless. The result was perhaps a fair reflection on the lack of both sides attacking abilities.