The Vallecano Ray will dispute this Sunday in his fief of Vallecas his match number 700 in First Division. 44 long years after their debut in the top flight of our football, Andoni Iraola’s men will round off their seventh centenary against Betis in one of the best matches of the day.
The fringe box premiered in Primera on September 4, 1977. He did so by visiting Cádiz in La Tacita, from where he returned with a minimal 2-1 defeat. On May 4, 1980, it reached its first 100 matches at the Camp Nou (2-1), the following being their other centenary matches: the 200, on February 6, 1994 in Vallecas against Lleida (1-2); the 300, on June 22, 1997 against Barça in Vallecas (1-2); the 400, also in Madrid, on February 6, 2002 against Espanyol (2-2); the 500, on November 3, 2012 at La Rosaleda against Málaga (1-2), and the 600, against Valencia in Vallecas on April 30, 2015 (1-1).
Rayo fell in his match 699 in First
The 699 matches played by Rayo in the First Division to date are summarized in 206 wins, 159 draws and 334 defeats, 827 goals for and 1,178 conceded. This Sunday, against Betis, he played the 700 and break the gaffe that seems to haunt the Vallecanos in their centenarians: he only managed to celebrate one, the 500, with triumph. The other five ended with three losses and two draws.
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