The Real Madrid Castilla lost to Borussia Dortmund in the final of the Premier League International Cup, which took place at Adams Park Stadium in High Wycombe, England. The German team’s goal in the early minutes determined the outcome of the match, despite opportunities from Julián López de Lerma, who sought to equalize until the end.
The match started difficultly for Castilla. Barely six minutes had passed when Taycan took advantage of a header from Enzo Duarte to give Dortmund the lead. Our affiliate did not delay in reacting and began to create goal-scoring opportunities. The first, a shot from Loren Zárraga, was stopped by a great save from Held (14′).
Castilla’s chances César Palacios created danger between the lines and, in the 31st minute, came close to equalizing after a pass from Mario Rivas. The clearest opportunity came ten minutes later when Loren Zárraga found himself alone in a header and sent the ball hitting the post. Castilla deserved to equalize and, in stoppage time, Palacios was once again close with a shot from the edge of the box. However, the match went to halftime with a 0-1 score.
After the break, our team continued to seek the equalizer. Liberto, in the 56th minute, almost capitalized on a ball rebounded in the box, but his left-footed shot was deflected for a corner by a defender. Over the minutes, Castilla persisted in attack and created opportunities in front of the opposition goal, but they failed to find the equalizing goal and Borussia Dortmund emerged as the champions.
TECHNICAL SHEET: 0-Castilla: Mestre, D. Jiménez (Valdepeñas, 71′), Mario Rivas (Diego Aguado, 82′), Lamini, Manu Serrano, Cestero, Manuel Ángel, Palacios (Liberto, 46′), Yáñez (Fortea, 48′), Bruno, and Loren Zárraga (Rachad, 46′). 1-Borussia Dortmund: Held, Krevsun, Mane, Reitz, Kabar, Duarte (Justin, 65′), Ayman, Faust (Fahrenhorst, 86′), Fadi (Arne, 78′), Taycan (Bennedikt, 78′), and Albert.
Goals: 0-1 (min. 6): Taycan.
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