On 26 April 1964, Deportivo Eldense played its last Second Division match against Hércules at home. Until this Sunday (19:30, LaLiga TV Hypermotion). The “descendants” of Gil, Emilio, Albert, Miguel, Domènech, Bartolo, Barberà, Carballo, Asterio, Lizani and Leardi will write in Cartagena: sixty years laterA new “silver” page in the hundred-year-old Barça club’s history book.
The dream that sportsmanship has pursued for years will come true at the Cartagonova stadium, with eyes celebrating after rising in the dramatic play-off against Castilla. Half a thousand fans will travel to the Murcian lands. The rest will watch on television with the memory of the long journey that brought them back, long after, to the highest level in their history. Obviously the party will be a party in Elda. In memory of those who lived and those who never saw their team among the best again.
With a sense of return, men Fernando Estevez They do not forget that the first three points of a competition whose goal is to reach the famous 50 as soon as possible and which theoretically allow them to stay in the Second Division for another year, are in question. now, preseason gave reasons to continue to trust Eldense, since the Catalans finished undefeated on Wednesday with two wins against Sheffield (0-4) and Albacete (2-3) and two draws against Tenerife and Intercity. In addition, they have in principle avoided major physical problems.
Base and signatures
Estévez has a roster of players who rose a month and a half ago. a dozen organizations This could make Eldense more competitive for the challenge of consolidating in professional football. At the head of all of them is a Romanian striker. Florin AndoneThe most flamboyant signing to date among the reinforcements to the Nuevo Pepico Amat team. The name who will not be able to attend the gala is Bosnian defender Dario Dumic, who came last due to problems with the international transfer.
In his appearance before his first game in the league, the Eldense coach assured that the match in Cartagena will be a party for Elda, the region and Eldense. «Given the massive relocation of our fans to Cartagena, we are going with the intention of showing off our distinctiveness and, above all, competing like animals to fulfill the mission.» he claimed.
Possible alignment of Eldense
Guille Vallejo; Toni Abad, Carlos Hérnández, Íñigo Piña, Capó, David Timor, Sergio Ortuño, Cris Montes, Iván Chapela, Andone and Marc Mateu.
consolidated competitor
Against Eldense, there will be an opponent who has competed in the silver category for the fourth time in a row with six new players to date, including the captain of Elche Gonzalo Verdú. Victor Sanchez del Amo instead of Luis Carrión on the bench. As in the previous two campaigns in which Efesé struggled for promotion to the First Division, it looks to the pitch to be on top.
In his home game, Sánchez del Amo has the aforementioned Gonzalo Verdú and a central defender Pedro Alcalá, both of whom have physical problems. “We are very clear about the style of playing Eldense. “I don’t like to give out the information we use, but we’re clear about his game idea, our way of countering it, and we’ve been working on it all week,” he said.