Draw in the first leg of the promotion final and everything is open for the return leg. Andorra, who deserved better luck after a great second half, will have to go to Ponferrada to find victory after a match that had been uphill with Borja Valle's goal in the first half.
Despite being 0-1 at half-time, the tricolours were better and deserved to turn the score around in the second half. Furthermore, as if that were not enough, luck was not on their side in the controversial actions inside the areas because the referee has swallowed two very clear penalties in favor of the Principality squad. The first, at the start of the match, in a hand-ball from Esquerdo after a free kick in the area by Álvaro Martín. In fact, in another set piece masterfully served by the number 10, Bomba had the first clear chance of the match, but just before he took the shot, in front of the goalkeeper, a visiting defender unbalanced him enough so that he could not comfortably connect with the ball.
After this, the next clear arrival in the areas was the goal of Ponfe, in a lateral cross that was finished into the back of the net by Borja Valle. From here, Andorra tried to react but was about to reach 0-2 when Yeray shot from his own half and the ball went over the crossbar.
Before the break, Álvaro Martín tried again with a direct free kick, but in the second half the best moment for the tricolour arrived. Just starting, Josep Cerdà connected very well with Lauti who, when he was standing alone in the area, was tackled by Doué, but again, the referee did not want to point to the penalty spot.
After this move, Lauti tried it again and, finally, in the 66th minute, the equalizer came through Manu Nieto, who collected a dead ball in the area after a good shot by Sergio Molina. With the draw, Beto Company's men increased the pressure and searched the goal until the end against a Ponfe team that had no choice but to defend with five men and endure the storm. His side was lucky because a shot by Molina, after a great collective move, went to the post and the scoreboard did not move anymore.
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