Pontevedra saw off Ureense 2-1 in a Club Friendly on Friday evening, the match played out under the floodlights at the home ground. Two early strikes put the hosts ahead, but F. Iglesias pulled one back late on. The final whistle brought a result that reflected a game where Pontevedra controlled the tempo for long spells.
And here's the thing about how this one opened up — D. Mba was first on the scoresheet in the seventh minute. The goal came from a quick break, and Pontevedra didn't let Ureense settle before adding another. By the tenth minute, Viti doubled the lead, and the visitors had barely caught their breath.
The opening ten minutes set the tone, and Ureense spent the next hour trying to find their rhythm. They created nothing of note, and the statistics back that up: 78 attacks compared to 89 for Pontevedra, with neither side managing a corner. To be fair, the match wasn't about territorial dominance so much as who made the most of their handful of chances.
F. Iglesias finally gave Ureense hope in the 75th minute, but it was too little, too late. Pontevedra had already done enough, and the visitors couldn't find an equaliser in the closing stages. There was one yellow card for Ureense, the only card shown in a match that stayed relatively clean.
The numbers tell a simple story: 50 per cent possession for both sides, 89 attacks to 78, zero corners each. Pontevedra took their chances, Ureense didn't. The result leaves both sides where they were going in — mid-table, neither climbing nor sinking.
Pontevedra's recent form has been mixed — a 5-0 win over Estradense last week, then a 1-3 defeat to Arosa — but they've shown they can score when it counts. Ureense come into this with some decent results behind them, including a 4-2 win over Oviedo in October, but they'll need to be sharper if they want to turn friendlies into something more.