Despite the controversy regarding ticket prices, Eldense 110,000 euros In the derby against Elche last Sunday. Both fans responded to their team’s call. 4,906 spectators They gathered at Nuevo Pepico Amat to experience a match where emotions were more prominent in the stands than on the grass.

‘Club Day’ was no obstacle to the best attendance so far this season at Nuevo Pepico Amat. The stadium’s second best since its opening in 2012 5,160 fans Gathering for the Copa del Rey match in January athletics club. The match brought together fans from both cities and surrounding areas in a football party from the early hours of Sunday morning.

Elda organization has another date reserved as an “economic day” for its subscribers. Predictably, this will happen in matches that are in high demand from rivals such as Espanyol or Zaragoza. The squads that emphasize the point that the Barça team has reached after nearly 60 years of wandering in modest football.


Barça fans cheer during the provincial derby between Eldense and Elche at the weekend. Axel Alvarez

The average number of spectators this season is higher. 4,100 fansIf we take into account that they hosted Eibar (4,356), Alcorcón (3,960), Oviedo (4,050), Valladolid (3,584) and the above-mentioned approximately five thousand derby spectators. Data that has not been experienced in Elda for a long time, especially since the “move” to Nuevo Pepico Amat, where the capacity has been divided by almost half compared to the old Pepico.

It should be added to this the animation in the “La Lobera 1921” tribune. After initially announcing that he would not go to the stadium due to high ticket prices, he took a step back after meeting with the club and the board of directors. Of the more than 110 thousand euros collected, almost 18,000 euros were thanks to the 767 tickets that Eldense gave to Elche fans; The general price was 25 Euros and 15 Euros around 100 Euros, which was an opportunity that the Federation could also benefit from. Peñas from the Franjiverde group.


Deportivo fans celebrate the first goal of the derby, scored by Florin Andone. Axel Alvarez

More than a thousand fans from Elche They filled the southern end and various general areas of the Barça fiefdom in an atmosphere of football-led brotherhood between both fans; As the Elche coach admitted, Sebastian BeccaceceIt is notable for “the current times of violence and the state of the world.”

The Blaugranas’ next event at the stadium will take place on Saturday, October 28. (2:00 p.m.) in front Amorebieta. The match played in the 1st RFEF last season and ended in a 1-1 draw with the goal scored by Deportivo. Mario Soberon in the last bars. There were almost a thousand spectators at the match on a cold December afternoon, with many fans choosing to watch the game from home. This time it’s not like what happens every two weeks in the Eldense fiefdom.