Castellon scores three unanswered goals to blank Las Palmas
LAS PALMAS (Interstat) — Castellon scored three goals without reply and defeated Las Palmas 3-0 on Saturday at Estadio de Gran Canaria, using an early burst to take control and adding another goal after halftime. The visitors led 2-0 by the 22nd minute and never surrendered the advantage.
Israel Suero opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and Agustin Sienra doubled the lead in the 22nd. Pablo Santiago capped the scoring in the 54th minute. Santiago finished with one goal and one assist in 83 minutes. Sienra was on the field for the full match and scored once, and Suero scored once in 75 minutes before being substituted.
Castellon’s goals came in the 18th, 22nd and 54th minutes, with Suero and Sienra scoring before halftime and Santiago adding the third after the break. Santiago’s goal completed a three-goal victory for the visitors.
Las Palmas received early yellow cards. Alex Suarez was shown a yellow card in the 17th minute, one minute before Suero’s opener, and Gonzalez I. was booked in the 20th minute, two minutes before Sienra scored. Ivan Jaime received a yellow card in the 44th minute. Las Palmas made a 26th-minute substitution, removing Gonzalez I.
Castellon’s Orozco M. was booked in the 49th minute. Las Palmas continued to collect cards after halftime, with Herzog J. booked in the 72nd minute, Romero E. in the 83rd, Rodriguez A. in the 87th and Jese in the 88th. Las Palmas also made substitutions in the 46th, 55th, 56th and 70th minutes. Castellon made changes in the 46th, 58th, 75th and 83rd minutes, including removing Suero and Santiago.
The yellow cards for Las Palmas were issued to Alex Suarez, Gonzalez I., Ivan Jaime, Herzog J., Romero E., Rodriguez A. and Jese. Castellon’s only yellow card went to Orozco M.
Las Palmas’ substitutions were Gonzalez I. in the 26th minute, Rodriguez K. in the 46th, Bassinga A. in the 55th, Betancor J. in the 56th and Miyashiro T. in the 70th. Castellon’s substitutions were Jimenez A. in the 46th, Orozco M. in the 58th, Suero I. in the 75th, Jakobsen A. in the 83rd and Santiago P. in the 83rd. Santiago was replaced in the 83rd minute, and Suero was replaced in the 75th minute. Sienra remained on the field for the entire match.
The result left Castellon at 2-1-1 in the competition and 2-1-1 across all competitions. Las Palmas is 0-3-1 in the competition and 0-3-1 across all competitions. Castellon’s earlier competition results this season included a 1-0 loss at Andorra, a 1-1 draw with Ceuta at home and a 2-0 win at Leganes. Las Palmas had lost 3-1 at Mallorca, drawn 2-2 with Valladolid at home and lost 3-2 at Eibar.
Castellon’s competition record and overall record are now identical at 2-1-1. Las Palmas’ competition record and overall record are now identical at 0-3-1. Castellon has two wins, one loss and one draw. Las Palmas has no wins, three losses and one draw.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Castellon 2, Las Palmas 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Las Palmas with a 60.5 percent probability to win. Castellon had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.