When you truly grow, you grow through victories. You learn to manage in defeats. Destiny is that nasty money game that plays its cards knowing everyone else’s, it has philias as well as phobias so there’s no way of knowing when you’re jumping from one to the other you just have to be enough patient and wait for him to get tired of biting without losing your life in that damn wait.

In Lleida, Hercules was freed from the fatalism that had haunted him for decades, the invisible and unbearable weight carried by those who are accustomed to seeing how everything goes wrong on the least specified day. How does the dream jump into the air? chased, fed, torn apart just when it causes the most noise.

Blue and white fans for the first time was able to see his team succeed at a great event. He did this against an opponent of his level, playing a good game of football despite being undone after a series of defensive errors. Hundreds of fans who watched the match live and thousands of people who followed it remotely with their mobile devices screamed after the referee’s decision. eight minute extra timecompleted the challenge.

The followers of Ilerda then experienced what Herculana had suffered many times, to their horror they had become accustomed to it. shipwreck on appointed days, those who bring victory, those who help a team learn to stand on its own two feet. Apart from a derogatory chant from someone at the back of the stadium, sportsmanship prevailed before, during and after the clash which left Lleida deprived of the lead at home. almost 9,000 peopleIt is a demonstration that both cities should not suffer for the foundations of esparto football and national football.

If social networks are valid as a thermometer of general sentiment – which they are not, and they are declining – we can be sure that Fordense fans understand this “hook” well. acceptance of the result, resignation Due to the unfortunate incident Mark MendesHE He drew attention to the young referee Responsible for managing the match and the outstanding performance of the visiting goalkeeper, Carlos AbadHe concentrated the most messages on the communication channel formerly known as Twitter, where the sense of belonging brings the most football activists together.


Example of messages written after the first place duel between Lleida and Hércules. INFORMATION


Too inexperienced?

The majority of the followers who demonstrated after the meeting at “X” did so, supporting that the fairest thing would be a draw, but accepting that there was a good block in front of them, a great duel between the two sides. two left out in the open on the grass main favorites to play for direct promotion The last word is not spoken at the end of the season and they will see each other again, something Rubén Torrecilla agreed with in the press room.

A minority spoke disappointment – a name repeated in local media headlines – and almost all of them focused on twenty-year-old David Casabona, whom the Federation blamed for the incident. tutelage Another concept commonly used to end the conflict between the top two teams in the league is the superior category pulse.

Navarrese was one of those moles, with a ragged and reddish appearance for the local fans and a mere spectator for the visitors. The truth was that he had never coached either of them separately during his two years at the Second RFEF. You They wanted two penaltiesThe legality of something coming from both the Hercules region and Ilerda. He restrained himself in all three attempts, believing he was doing the right thing.

Beyond rivalryNo one understands better than Rico Pérez what happened as Camp d’Esports sadly vacated on Sunday. It came up once in a while. Something is changing in the fate of Hercules, I hope it is not just an explosion.

Josema and Ketu joined the list of those warned

In addition to the two of them, Mangada, Roger Colomina and Ryan Nolan are also one yellow away from being suspended.

There is one warning left before five blue-white players miss the match due to yellow cards. The latest additions to this list are Kalvin Ketu and Josema Gómez. Cameroonian winger and defender were two of the names punished by the referee David Casabona During Lleida-Hércules, who gave the honorary title to the people of Alicante winter champion After a narrow victory.

In addition to these two players, Carlos Mangada, Roger Colomina and Ryan Nolan are also on the verge of punishment. Of all of them, the Irish defender is the only one who hasn’t been in the starting lineup at least in recent weeks, while the other four are Fixed for Rubén TorrecillaWe were only missing one person this season. disciplinary reasonsJuanmi García was sent off for a double warning during the accident in Sagunto (3-1).

There is also Alfonso Candelas, who is in the same situation as the centre-back and has received three yellow cards, and José Artiles, who is suspended at Camp d’Esports. Carlos AbadHe is still far from being one of those warned, given that they did not show him any warning before the appointment at the home of the currently second-placed team.

Both Mangada and above all Colomina are managing well the four yellow cards they have carried since before the half-time. Both are returning to the capital and, following César Moreno’s loan move to Valencia-Mestalla, the Alicante man has no natural alternative waiting in the dressing room for Hércules to formalize his simmering move. P. Rojas