The start of play had a clear Blue and Whites’ dominance. Ontiveros sent out a warning signal of his intentions in minute 10, with a good individual display. Nitra could have taken the lead in minute 18 when Andrej Fabry missed out on a goal, in a one on one with Kellyan. Kuki appeared with a promising header after 21 minutes, but it would be the effervescent Ontiveros who would put Málaga in front. A great action on the left wing led to the Marbella-born player scoring with a powerful cross shot (1-0, 26’).
The goal opportunities kept on coming for Pellicer’s team. Joel, Kuki and Hicham had magnificent chances between minutes 35 and 39. However it was Kuki Zalazar, who with a fantastic combination with Ontiveros, scored for the Juvenil ‘A’ team before half-time (2-0, 44’).
In the second half, Hicham showed his quality on the right wing, but the role of striker would go to Joel. A second assistance from Ontiveros set up a fantastic ball for Joel, who defined perfection (3-0, 57’). Nitra could have got on the scoreboard in minute 60, but Balaj launched the ball to the post. Straight after, Álex Robles assisted from the right wing for Joel to score his second goal (4-0, 61’).
In the final half hour, Nitra sought the ‘goal of honour’, but couldn’t overcome the mighty Kellyan. Málaga accumulated opportunities to increase their lead, with a great shot by Ontiveros in minute 89 that hit the crossbar, and went on to complete his hat trick of assists, allowing Joel to score the fifth goal of the game (5-0, 90’).
A great victory for MCF’s Juvenil ‘A’, to qualify to the next round of the UEFA Youth League, in which the boys will face the winner of the Midtjylland-Anderlecht clash.
Match stats: Málaga CF 5 – FC Nitra 0
Málaga – Pellicer: Kellyan; Álex Robles, Luis Muñoz, Juande, Cedenilla; Hicham, Arturo (c), Maty (José Carlos 62’), Ontiveros; Kuki Zalazar (Jony 73’) and Joel (Escardó 68’).
Nitra – Kuruc: Sipos; Fabis (Tkac 46’), Guzic, Krajcovic, Homola; Zahon, Macho (c), Kunik; Balaj, Andrej Fabry (Spod 79’) and Marek Fabry (Gulas 86’).
Goals
1-0: Ontiveros (26’). 2-0: Kuki Zalazar (44’). 3-0: Joel (57’). 4-0: Joel (61’). 5-0: Jony (90’).
Referee
Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg). Yellow cards were shown to Malaguistas; Maty (14’) and Arturo (77’); and from the visitors; Homola (4’), Zahon (18’), Krajcovic (49’) and Marek Fabry (68’).
Information
La Rosaleda stadium, 3.378 fans. Return leg (first leg, 2-3) of the juvenil UEFA Youth League first round tie. Before kick-off, a minute’s silence was held in memory of Agustín Rodríguez, director of the Residencia Andalucía, who for 20 years helped train young footballers.
