HérculesW26 Feb · Away Fuerte Aguilares · 3:1D12 Mar · Away Izalco · 2:2L9 Apr · Home Cacahuatique · 0:2W23 Apr · Away Cacahuatique · 2:0D7 Aug · Home Castellón · 0:0L14 Aug · Away Alcoyano · 0:1
0:0
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
CastellónW14 Aug · Away Real Sociedad B · 1:0D23 Aug · Home Sabadell · 0:0W31 Aug · Away Celta de Vigo II · 2:1W6 Sep · Home Albacete · 2:0W12 Sep · Away Girona · 2:1W19 Sep · Home Tenerife · 5:0
In the Friendlies Clubs game on 7 August 2026, Hércules beat Castellón 0:0. Match numbers: corners 3:5, possession, % 39:61.
Match report
Castellón defeated Hercules 4-3 on penalties in a club friendly on Thursday evening, after 120 minutes of goalless football ended level. The match took place at the Hercules ground on 7 August 2026, and neither side could find the net despite extended time. And here's the thing — the shootout decided everything after a tense, evenly matched 90 minutes.
Hercules started brighter, but Castellón grew into the game. Yellow cards for A. Escudero at 16 minutes and R. Cantero at 40 showed the physical nature of the contest. By then, both managers had begun reshuffling their sides, with A. Escudero coming off at 53 minutes.
The second half brought more changes. Castellón made seven substitutions at 62 minutes, while Hercules responded with their own round at 82. N. Ben Hamed's red card at 89 minutes — after two yellows — left Hercules short at the back. To be fair, it didn't change the scoreline.
Extra time produced nothing, so penalties followed. A. Jakobsen and Juanjo Nieto scored for Castellón, while J. Mellot added another. Hercules saw D. Aurelio miss his spot-kick, and the visitors held their nerve to win 4-3 on the spot-kicks.
Castellón dominated possession at 61 per cent and registered 83 attacks against Hercules' 73. The home side earned three corners to the visitors' five, though neither team created much. Three yellows and a red for Hercules compared to none for Castellón told its own story.
The result means little in terms of standings — this was pre-season preparation. But Castellón's ability to close out a tight game in penalties suggests they're building something. Hercules still have work to do before the competitive season begins.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %39–61
Attacks73–83
Corners3–5
Free kicks14–16
HT🟨16' A. Escudero — Yellow card🟨40' R. Cantero — Yellow card⇄53' A. Escudero — Substitution⇄61' L. Alcazar — Substitution⇄62' A. Jimenez — Substitution⇄62' J. Jimenez — Substitution⇄62' A. Fidalgo — Substitution⇄62' M. Rico — Substitution⇄62' S. Vazquez — Substitution⇄62' A. C. Trujillo Hernandez — Substitution⇄67' Y. Cantero — Substitution⇄67' I. Obeng — Substitution⇄67' V. Narro — Substitution⇄70' I. Cordoba — Substitution⇄82' Alvaro — Substitution⇄82' A. Jimenez — Substitution⇄82' O. Camara — Substitution🟨85' N. Ben Hamed — Yellow card🟨89' N. Ben Hamed — Yellow card🟥89' N. Ben Hamed — Red card
W14 Aug · Away Real Sociedad B · 1:0D23 Aug · Home Sabadell · 0:0W31 Aug · Away Celta de Vigo II · 2:1W6 Sep · Home Albacete · 2:0W12 Sep · Away Girona · 2:1W19 Sep · Home Tenerife · 5:0
