Three golden points, given the circumstances and the venue. The Azulgranas sealed the victory in the derby with one of their best performances so far at La Romareda, which confirms the team’s good shape after four unbeaten encounters.
Samu Obeng headed home the opener only after 15 minutes to put his side ahead following a free-kick taken by Javi Martínez. This was gold for SD Huesca, as they were able to stop a Zaragoza side that were being pushed by their crowd. The Altoaragoneses won yards and were close to double the advantage by means of Joaquin Muñoz, who drove the ball until the edge of the area, but his shot went wide for inches. Some minutes later, Sielva’s free-kick in the 37th was touched away for a corner by the keeper. The first half ended with a neat counter-attack commanded by Jorge Pulido, who connected with Javi Mier to combine with Obeng inside the area, but the defence repelled the danger.
After the break, Zaragoza tried to find Alvaro Fernandez’s goal more, but SD Huesca were able to edge our cross-region rivals as the temperature in La Romareda was rising in and waited wisely to have our own chances. The first one fell to Juanjo Nieto, who won the ball back in the edge of the area, drove it and shot wide. Hashimoto entered the pitch then to hold in defence when Zaragoza were pushing harder. However, Juanjo Nieto did not miss his chance in the other area this time, as he drove the ball up and powered a left-foot shot that found the back of the Zaragoza net twenty minutes. Hidalgo made a triple substitution to hold the score, bringing on Hugo Vallejo, Vilarrasa and Kortajarena. After 99 minutes, the Azulgranas were absolutely delighted at La Romareda.
