On April 23, Tercera RFEF’s VI. direct promotion to Segunda RFEF of Orihuela CF, who are league champions in their group, closing of a successful season For proof of goal achieved. But, The road was not easy. Much less than what is left in memory, because selective memory tends to erase the worst and the past to keep the good and the most immediate.
To achieve the celebrations of success that the whole city can experience and enjoy at the end of last month, a eight months of suffering, shadows and lights, hard work and perseverance.
The pre-season was greeted with great enthusiasm by the fans as an era ended with the departure of previous president Luis Terrés and a new one started with the arrival of the new board of directors. Board of directors headed by Eloy Moreno It brought with it a decalogue of goals and projects that it started to realize in a short time. Among them was promotion to the Second RFEF, about which, at the sporting level, was talked about openly and openly. The fans were excited again The season started with great expectations regarding the squad that will take part in the big sporting goal.
But the first day of the league dealt the first blow. Initial disappointment predicting a much more complex season than the expectations created. Orihuela lost 3-1 at Acero and doubts started… The team got through this initial setback and achieved good results, which made them Reaching the lead on the fifth day of the league. The nerves at the start faded and Oriolanos managed to retain first place as the days went on, gaining up to eight points over the second. But there would be more moments to show the team’s reaction capacity. A series of negative results at different times caused this point group to be lost, and Atzeneta continued a weekly battle to snatch first place from Orihuela.
During the season, players such as Pedja, Enzo and goalkeeper Simón, who will no longer step on the field in an official match, also suffered losses due to serious injuries and famous signatures in the winter market, such as goalkeeper Aitor Arias, Javi García, Xavi Pons, Booker and forward Christian Perales.
There were days when his direct opponent played on Saturday, won, and was one moment ahead of Oriolanos, who had to play under the pressure of winning to avoid being second on Sunday. At every opportunity, Óscar Sánchez’s team overcame that pressure and won stay in your head.
These were weeks of great tension and uncertainty. Fans led by Frente Eskorpión supporters clubHe showed his support for the team more intensely than ever and started traveling en masse to Orihuela’s away games every day to give strength to his players, which meant a new final now that there was no room for error.
As coach Óscar Sánchez predicted months ago, even when Oriolanos had a significant advantage, it was the last day with everything to decide and Orihuela didn’t complete their promotions until the last minute.. And there was pain until the end, because in the last league game the “scorpions” depended on them to win the championship and straight up, but ended up losing as Atzeneta won their game. It required a heroic comeback in the final minutes to reach the goal. and therean entire city and part of the Vega Baja area exploded with joy. Orihuela CF was declared league champions and made a direct pass to the Second RFEF without having to go through the playoffs and held the lead for 25 consecutive days.
What followed was all the joy and celebration. one was opened new page in oriolano sports history taking the fourth promotion for the current Orihuela CF four years after the tenth and last in local football. The remaining six promotions correspond to the lost Orihuela Deportiva.