The Greens made it difficult for the category champion, who took the victory by converting a dubious penalty in the last gasp of the game
Mequinenza put up a strong fight against the league leaders in a hard-fought match that ultimately went Andorra's way in the dying moments thanks to a penalty, protested by the home side, which Miranda converted. This goal secured the victory and mathematically clinched the championship for the visitors in the mining derby. The green-clad team managed to contain their opponents in a good match that ended bitterly for Mequinenza, who continue their desperate search for survival with three games remaining in the season.
The visitors, playing in their away kit at "Las Rías," quickly took control of the ball against a Mequinenza side that was solid defensively but lacked possession. This was the pattern of the first 45 minutes, which saw three good chances for the home team. The first, and clearest, came in the 15th minute when Pescador found Giménez unmarked but failed to convert. The second came in the 32nd minute when Djiby, alert to the danger, cleared a rebound off Giménez after a move by Miranda. The third chance was a long-range shot from Villanueva three minutes before halftime. Earlier, in the 40th minute, the visitors had an opportunity after winning back possession following pressure, but Jon, from the edge of the box, fired just over the bar.
The second half began with a scare after Montañés accidentally collided with the fence surrounding the pitch, resulting in the Andorra player being substituted as a precaution after suffering a blow to the head in the fall. After a five-minute stoppage to attend to the player, who left the field on his own two feet, play resumed with Mequinenza stretching the field and beginning to create danger. Around the hour mark, the home side had their best chance when Pol launched a counter-attack, but Yaya's shot went just over the bar.
The visitors tried to respond but without success until, just as regulation time was about to expire, Cubero hit the post of Djiby's goal after a move down the left flank led by Montañés. But when it seemed all was lost, in stoppage time, the referee awarded a penalty, which those in Mequinenza claim was nonexistent, for an Andorra attack that Miranda converted. A bitter blow for the home side, who are now increasingly facing relegation.
