Acero, a symbol of Puerto de Sagunto, draws 1-1 away at Español de San Vicente
CD Acero, a historic club from Puerto de Sagunto (Sagunto's coastal district), drew 1-1 away at Español de San Vicente, who are still without a win after four matchdays in the Tercera Federación league.
CD Acero, one of the clubs with the most history in Puerto de Sagunto, picked up a point away from home, drawing 1-1 with Español de San Vicente at the Ramón Asensi stadium. The result leaves Acero on five points after four matchdays in the Tercera Federación (Spain's fifth-tier league), while the home side is still without a win, on just two points.
Acero arrived at the match having just claimed their first win of the season, a 2-0 victory over Torrevieja, and continued their good form by taking the lead in the 28th minute: a cross into the box found Ivan Royo, who got ahead of the home defence to make it 0-1. The goal sent the visitors into half-time in front.
Español de San Vicente responded in the second half and found the equaliser in the 73rd minute, when Precious Major converted a pass from Hugo Fraile to make it 1-1. The home side pushed for a winner in the closing minutes, but things got harder still when their captain, Alex Perez, was sent off with a straight red card in the 90th minute, following a disputed challenge with an opposing player. Despite playing with ten men, Acero could not find a way to turn the result in their favour, and the match ended level.
The draw leaves Español de San Vicente with two points, two draws and two defeats after the opening matchdays, while Acero are on five points, continuing the improvement they have shown in recent weeks. The Puerto de Sagunto club, founded in 1919, describes itself as a symbol of Puerto de Sagunto with 106 years of history, and is aiming to establish itself in the division this season.
The result also carries extra interest for Sagunto fans: Español de San Vicente's next opponent, after an away trip to Soneja, will be Atlético Saguntino, who return to the Ramón Asensi after the break. The Sagunto club, founded on 1 July 1951 and playing its home games at the Nou Camp de Morvedre stadium (capacity 4,000), finished last season, 2025-26, in second place out of 18 teams in Group 6 of the Tercera Federación, the same group as Acero and Español de San Vicente. Atlético Saguntino also opened this season with a 2-1 win over Atlético Levante at home, on the opening matchday, 7 September.
With two Sagunto clubs, Acero and Atlético Saguntino, competing in the same Tercera Federación group, the Camp de Morvedre district is closely following a division where both teams hope to fight for the top spots. The fixture list has already set up a direct meeting between this weekend's two rivals, Español de San Vicente and Atlético Saguntino, at the same Ramón Asensi ground within a few weeks.
For fans across Camp de Morvedre, following both Acero and Atlético Saguntino in the same division makes every matchday relevant to both clubs at once: results for one affect the other's chances, since they are competing for the same places in the table. The calendar has already lined up the next direct clash between Español de San Vicente and Atlético Saguntino, a match Acero supporters will also watch closely before facing the San Vicente side again in the second half of the season.
Group 6 of the Tercera Federación, where all three clubs play, brings together teams from the provinces of Valencia and Alicante in a regular double round-robin league, with promotion to Segunda Federación (the fourth tier) for the top finishers and relegation for the bottom clubs at the end of the season. Against that backdrop, every point Acero and Atlético Saguntino pick up over the coming weeks could prove decisive for the final standings. According to Golsmedia.