Alcoyano’s coach Vincent Parras is trying to see the bottle half full despite two straight home defeats. He insists the results are essentially draws against direct rivals and that collecting points in the final three matches is essential to staying up.
He warned, “If we don’t score in the remaining three games, relegation looms. Now the focus must shift to the next match. We have to go to Bilbao, give our best, and aim for three points. That victory would move us closer to our goal.”
After two consecutive setbacks, during which Alcoyano earned only two points from a 1-1 draw at El Collao and a stalemate with La Nucía and Real Union, the team will travel to Lezama on Saturday to meet an Athletic Club subsidiary already relegated, bidding farewell to the season at home. The next and final game will be played at the Nasty stadium in Tarragona.
Although Alcoyano was short on points, Parras remained open about risk and the chance to seize a win. Scoring against Real Unión would not be a bad result if it helps balance the standings in case of a tie, with the team’s goal difference being a factor.
great sadness
“I believe we did everything possible to win. In the final minutes Real Unión dropped back and defended with five players in the line while we pressed. We finished the day with a sense of heavier disappointment,” he acknowledged.
Converting goals has not been a new problem for Parras. He noted the team has battled it all season, and he openly admitted that a higher level of quality, especially in decisive moments, would have changed more results.
“It’s a sour feeling to leave the field knowing we were above the opponent in many moments yet failed to convert. There were chances to secure three points and the chance to secure permanence slipped away,” he added.
The coach stressed that the current streak is not about lethargy or lack of effort. He highlighted a consistent pattern where the team created opportunities but did not finish them, a flaw that has haunted them across several fixtures this season. He also emphasized that every remaining match offers a different source of pressure and a new chance to salvage the campaign, even with the odds stacked against them.
Parras called on the squad to remain united and focused, insisting that patience and clinical finishing could redefine the end of a season that has been tough but not devoid of moments of potential. He reminded the players that persistence can turn a difficult run into a scenario where the final results still determine a respectful final position, even if safety could be decided in the last minutes of the campaign.