PFC Malaga’s 16-game winning streak snapped!

PFC Malaga’s 16 match winning streak is over, dy‐namited by a 2 ‐ 1 defeat in the RFAF semi‐final first leg to a feisty Malaga CF Women B side in Cartama in a frustrating setback for the team.

PFC Malaga entered the post ‐ season as the No. 1 seed and was pitted against crosstown rivals Malaga CF in the semi ‐ fi ‐nal. A team that PFC Malaga had defeated twice this season. Most saw this as an easy victo ‐ry, a ticket practically al ‐ready punched to the fi ‐nals.

The match, however, did not go according to plan.

Within the first 10 min ‐utes of the contest, the Malaga CF had seized the lead when Carla Aquilar scored the first goal in min 30’.

More than anything,

Malaga played with no fear of this talent‐clogged PFC Malaga team. The Malaguenas would not be intimidated again by their new neighbours.

Luisa Vertel gave PFC a bit of hope with a 60th minute penalty goal and the black and yellow launched a blitz in the fi ‐nal minutes forcing Mala‐ga to defend with every ‐thing they had, and the home team showed in ‐credible resilience to hold on to their lead and pick up three massive points.

Alba Mendez, struck an insurance goal in 71’ min to seal the win for Mala ‐ga.

That two players Carla Aquilar and Alba Mendez were such key contribu ‐tors is something that Malaga CF manager Javi Ramos could take pride in.

Until Sunday, PFC Mala‐ga seemed unbeatable and unshakable every time they stepped on the field, collecting multiple goals before half ‐ time and managing a total of 17 shutouts this season. But Sunday proved that

PFC Malaga is imperfect, just like any other team. However, it’s not over yet, and despite the obvi‐ous ramifications of this loss, sometimes it can be just what a team needs.

The black and yellow have now suffered the first and second losses of its inaugural campaign, and now, the response is critical. This sets us up for a very tasty second leg on April 30 at 6.30pm at Guadalmar football field for the return leg, with PFC needing a positive re‐sult.