“Alejandro Fernández Álvarez gives Ribadesella an early lead with a clinical finish just four minutes in.”
Pivotal“Javier Miguel Macías restores parity for Noja right before halftime, capping a spell of sustained pressure.”
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Noja
RibadesellaRibadesella struck inside four minutes through Alejandro Fernández Álvarez, catching Noja cold and threatening to make early business of this Copa del Rey tie. But Noja responded with sustained pressure, racking up 75 dangerous attacks to Ribadesella's 54, and that dominance eventually told when Javier Miguel Macías leveled just before the break. The second half went quiet by comparison, with neither side finding a breakthrough despite an even shot count of 11 apiece and 7 shots on target each. Ribadesella's 22 fouls to Noja's 15 hinted at a side forced increasingly onto the back foot and into some desperate defending as the hosts pushed for a winner that never arrived.
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Noja host Ribadesella in the Copa del Rey preliminary round return leg, trailing 1-0 on aggregate after a narrow first-leg defeat. With their cup run on the line, Noja need a goal-scoring response at Campo La Caseta to keep their hopes alive.
