Europa 3-3 Villarreal B
Rubén Gómez denied Europa a victory by saving a penalty in the 96th minute.
The points were shared in what turned out to be a true celebration of football.
Europa avoided defeat in the dying moments, securing a hard-fought draw against Villarreal B, who took the lead twice in the match. The Barcelona-based side came back from 0-2, fell behind again after 2-3, and finally equalized in the 87th minute in a wide-open, end-to-end contest.
**Europa 3-3 Villarreal B**
**CE Europa:** Juan Flere; Guillem, Campeny, Álex Cano (Sgró, min. 31), Escoruela (Gallastegui, min. 68); Ghailan, Meshak (González, min. 84), Óscar Vacas, Jordi Cano; Khalid (Jay, min. 46) and Julián Mahicas (Caravaca, min. 46).
**Villarreal CF B:** Rubén Gómez; Budesca (Arnau Forés, min. 57), Sierra, Lautaro, Eneko Ortiz; Bonafé (Jean Yves, min. 79), Pablo Pascual, Thiam, Gaitán (Iván Rodríguez, min. 70); Hugo López (Nizar, min. 57) and Albert García (Ayman, min. 70).
**Goals:** 0-1 (min. 2): Albert García; 0-2 (min. 35): Gaitán; 1-2 (min. 45+6): Escoruela; 2-2 (min. 51): Óscar Vacas; 2-3 (min. 59): Nizar; 3-3 (min. 86): Ghailan.
**Referee:** Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Bilbao). Booked: Jordi Cano and Álex (Europa); Budesca and Thiam (Villarreal B).
**Venue:** Can Dragó
This was not a match for the faint-hearted. Europa and Villarreal B U23 met again in a non-stop duel and repeated the same scoreline from the first half of the season: 3-3. Two encounters between these sides, two draws, and twelve goals in total. The statistic is no coincidence: something always happens when these two teams face off.
Among the standout performers, Europa found support in Roger Escoruela, who scored 1-2 just before halftime, and Óscar Vacas, who sparked the comeback with the 2-2 equalizer. Adnane Ghailan took the spotlight with the final 3-3 goal, which prevented a loss and stabilized things amid the chaos. On the visitors’ side, Albert García opened the scoring in the 2nd minute, José Ángel Gaitán Diaz extended the lead in the 36th, and Nizar El Jmili Ben Hamou, who had just come off the bench, netted the third yellow goal in the 60th minute.
*(Chronicle generated with AI assistance)*