LANZAROTE 1 CD SAN MIGUEL 1
The Rojillos share the points on the opening match of the season which was played in extreme heat with the temperature exceeding 30 degrees.
Lanzarote began the match brightly and in the opening minutes had several chances to take the lead. The Tenerife keeper pulled off one magnificent save and the Rojillo front men looked a little rusty with their finishing.
A decent crowd of around 700 turned up despite the islands biggest festival the night before and intense heat.
Against the run of play the Tenerife side took an 8th minute lead and despite Lanzarote dominating possession they went into the interval with that 0-1 advantage.
The second half began with tragedy. 21-year-old Isaac Morales who had been sensational in preseason for Lanzarote went down which looked like a serious knee injury. Play was held up for 15 minutes whilst the ambulance came and took the Lanzarote midfielder to hospital.
I am sure everyone wishes the very best to Isaac and whilst it’s too early to know the full scale of the injury there is room for positivity from the initial assessment from the specialist but we will need to wait and see.
Only a few minutes after the injury Lanzarote were level in somewhat controversial circumstances.
Midfielder Javi Martín swivelled on the edge of the box and fired in a powerful strike which hit the underside of the crossbar and according to the referee’s assistant who did have the best view it was a goal. As you can imagine the Tenerife side were unhappy with the decision and scuffles broke out but the score was 1-1.
In the 70th minute Lanzarote thought they had taken a 2-1 lead. A shot from distance from Javi Martín was fumbled by the keeper and striker Aco Hernández was on hand to head home the rebound. The same linesman that awarded Lanzarote their goal had his flag waving ending the Rojillo celebrations with an offside decision.
left to right: goal scorer Javi, Dani, Aco and Álvaro.
The Tenerife side late looked as though they had regained the lead when a lovely deft touch from 8 yards across the goal hit the crossbar and was cleared by a defender.
Lanzarote tried with all their might to find a winner but it was not to be. The Tenerife side were good value for their point.
Next Saturday 19th September Lanzarote will take the ferry to Fuerteventura to play SD Villaverde. The club is doing an organized excursion and for details click here https://mercancialanzarote.com/2026/09/07/organized-excursion-to-fuerteventura-saturday-19th-september/
GOALS
0-1 min 8 Abián
1-1 min 58 Javi Martín
