Victory to escape relegation
Barça Atlètic ends a 9-match winless streak against Arenteiro (1-2)
A goal from Barberá and another from the recently recovered Dani Rodríguez managed to break the time gap without taking the three points that the Barça reserve team had
Barça Atlètic managed to win again 71 days after the last time and have escaped relegation. They did it away from home, against an Arenteiro team that occupies the fourth position in the 1 RFEF table. In addition, the team managed by Albert Sánchez knew how to hold on to the result until the end. Victor Barberá put the Catalans ahead with a chip shot in the 30th minute and Dani Rodríguez planted the flag in the 83rd. However, the Galician team reduced the gap on the scoreboard with a goal from Pascu in added time.
The bad news of the match has to do with one of the scorers. In the 48th minute, after noticing some muscular discomfort, Víctor Barberá left the field replaced by Óscar Gistau. The Barcelona forward, who had returned 15 days ago from his muscle tear in the rectus femoris of his right leg, has been injured again.
A hard-fought victory
It was a very difficult match. Arenteiro came into the match in fourth place, with a run of three consecutive draws. Meanwhile, after the defeat against Nàtic, Barça Atlètic were 16th, in the relegation zone, and with 9 games without a win. However, the Barça reserve team did not shrink and managed to take the lead with a great goal from Barberá. Despite the result, the match was very tough.
Already in the second half, the constant local attacks were being smothered by Kochen and the culé defence. The Blaugrana team resisted as best they could against an Arenteiro that seemed to be close to scoring. In the 83rd minute, a recently incorporated Dani Rodríguez doubled the advantage with a great goal from the edge of the box, assisted by Gistau. The locals managed to make up for the result in added time, with a header from Pascu.
After the match, Albert Sánchez did not hide his joy: "We are happy and very pleased, especially for the boys. They have deserved it for several weeks. They did not deserve to go so many games without a win. In many matches we deserved more. Today the team has given itself up, has competed and has taken a step forward by showing that it knows how to suffer."
So, Barça Atlètic takes a breath and manages to escape relegation, climbing one place in the table. The new position is fifteenth, with 17 points. However, Bilbao Athletic and Real Unión, in the red zone, have the same points, so the reserve team should not relax.
