📝 Match report

Andorra settled matters in Encamp against a Castellón side that arrived unbeaten with a goal from Moró Sidibé in the 13th minute, broken for the first time in the competition after eight matchdays of invincibility. Sidibé finished from the centre of the box with his right foot, assisted by Jordi Cano after a rapid counterattack, in a goal that captured the transition pace flowing through Andorra's veins as they hunted the three points they needed like their lives depended on it. The Spanish-Malian forward gave warning minutes earlier with an Efe Akman effort ruled out for offside, and when the ball came back into play, the finish arrived without further ado. It wasn't luck; it was timing and consistency translated into metres stolen back. Andorra under Carles Manso arrived at the fixture in the relegation zone and dragged three consecutive home defeats behind them, so this win staunched a bleeding that threatened the very fabric of the project. Castellón under Pablo Hernández, second by a point from Eibar, were chasing victory to go top and left with their first league defeat of the season, a reality that weighs on the table when half the competition still remained. Andorra, from the first line right through to the bench, knew how to play their part in the closing stages of the first half: defend the 1-0, plug the gaps, accelerate when needed, breathe when Castellón came knocking. The victory was neither a theft nor a fluke; it was the reward for the precision of a tactical approach that worked when it mattered most, at home, against a rival that the whole previous matchday had been sleeping on the prospect of becoming the new challenger to the leadership.

By Elopi23

Result

FC Andorra and CD Castellón have already met on matchday 9. The score is above; the report and full stats will be expanded.