The problems aren’t solved and there’s a big struggle ahead but for a few hours on Sunday night we could celebrate thanks to Ayoze scoring in the 1-0 home win over Real Madrid Castilla. The 20 year old starlet did much more than that, he showed us that we may have a goal scorer in out midst and he showed he is learning to improve his game. On the down side Borja Perez should wait a long time for another chance in the starting line up, he could earn a place alongside legendary bad forwards like Raul Sanchez and Frankowski.

It was a pretty even game between two sides desperate for points, thankfully we had Inigo Ros back to run the midfield, the dangerous sit back in the first half tactic was still in place but given the flat showing of Aridane and Borja in the first half it was hardly surprising. Castilla had the best open chance after 14 minutes as Borja Garcia dragged the ball wide past the post. It was a close call when Chechu planted the ball in the Castilla net on the half hour, the ref ruled Aridane was offside and interfering with play. Maybe Sobrino felt sorry for us when he scooped his easy chance up and off the underside of the Tenerife crossbar.

The mood was lifted at the start of the second half with Ayoze taking over from Borja Perez, this was a new look Ayoze, sharp, aggressive, and with a stubbornness in his play. Aridane was no longer abandoned and he was able to create space and pressure defenders into mistakes for the nippy Ayoze to move in on. Chechu spotted Ayoze and unleashed a perfect pass, the young forward eluded Pulido and tucked the ball past Pacheco, a rare and wonderful sight for all home fans. Within minutes Castilla were claiming a handball after a Ruiz tackle on Benavente, again it could have gone either way but for once it was our day and the ref waved play on.

More Tenerife chances followed, Suso firing just wide, and Ayoze finding the side netting, Ricardo had a long range effort which hasn’t yet come down and Ayoze was unlucky when his ball rolled kindly for the other Llorente to clear his defenders error. The referee made us suffer with five minutes of added time, a calculation made by the same mathematical genius who posted the crowd as 9,206. The final whistle brought huge relief and more calls for President Concepcion to go – this time with more support than last game. So all we have to do now is win at table topping Recreativo next Sunday, at least there is some belief back in the camp now.