The point earned by SD Huesca against Espanyol left a sweet taste, and was almost celebrated as a victory. Because securing points at the Stage Front Stadium is inevitably a reason to celebrate. Moreover, achieving this in the team’s fifth successive clean sheet served as confirmation of Huesca’s good form. The team continues to grow at a crucial moment in the season, allowing them to keep escaping from the relegation area. Looking at the statistics, two almost opposing teams faced each other on the Barcelona pitch, and it was SD Huesca that managed to control the game, and although they didn’t create many chances, they showed their strongest defensive side to secure a point, which is golden considering the opponent and the moment.
It took fifty-six minutes for the game to come alive. Before that, there were only a few warnings in both areas that managed to wake up the Stage Front Stadium crowd, where the 600 Huesca supporters made their voices heard despite their elevated position as visitors. It was at the hour mark when Alvaro Fernandez emerged, eager to redeem himself in that stadium. He saved the ball almost on the goal line when Braithwaite had already beaten him, although he was tangled after colliding with Loureiro. Immediately, SD Huesca reacted with a move on the right where Elady looked for Kortajarena, who was arriving unmarked at the far post. But the goalkeeper reacted quickly to capture the pass. Both goalkeepers, previously inactive, now joined the action. Alvaro showed up again, deflecting Cabrera’s shot that was heading towards goal. And SD Huesca had to put out their finest defensive performance, with Loureiro imperially neutralising the always dangerous home front line. The Oscenses were resisting with twenty minutes yet to go, when Hidalgo fine-tuned his formation, bringing on Juanjo Nieto and Kento. With the fresh legs, the defensive intensity of Huesca remained high to face the final minutes.
