Castellón B upsets Valencia Mestalla and wins the derby (1-2)
Castellón B came from behind with a dominant second half to win 1-2 away, delivering their first road victory of the season, Sport reports.
Castellón B pulled off a major statement by beating the Valencia Mestalla away in a derby between reserve sides, finishing 1-2. As Sport reports, the win represents Castellón B’s first away victory of the campaign, and the result underlines a squad that is starting to gather momentum.
Turning point after a scare
The match got off on the wrong foot for the visitors. In the 18th minute, a defensive mistake saw Iago Parente misjudge a pass back toward goalkeeper Iván Biarge, allowing Rubén Fernández to open the scoring for 1-0. Valencia Mestalla tried to punish the errors that followed, though Castellón B managed to keep the situation under control before the break.
A near-flawless second half
The turning point came after halftime. Sport highlights how Castellón B changed the tempo and pressed the home side’s defense. In the 59th minute, Parente atoned for the earlier mistake by delivering a quality cross for Michal Willmann, who leveled the game at 1-1. The decisive goal arrived later: in the 73rd minute, Óscar Domingo found the net with a strike that slipped past the local keeper, Raúl Jiménez, making it 1-2.
With the game swinging heavily in their favor, Castellón B ended up controlling the final stretch and taking all three points. Source: Sport.
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