The games of the 'play-offexprés' promotion to the Second Division B of football that will be played on the Canary Island of El Hierro from this weekend will have an audience in the stands, with a mandatory mask and safety distance, as confirmed by the Las Palmas Inter-Island Football Federation (FIFLP) this Friday.
The semifinals will face in the municipal field of La Frontera the CD Marino against UD Tamaraceite (Saturday 18) and at SD Tenisca against UD San Fernando (Sunday 19), from 11.00 a.m. The winners of both heats will qualify for the final, scheduled for Saturday 25 on the same stage, with a place in the Second Division B at stake, thus ending this season in group XII -canary- of the Third Division, which was suspended in March by the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).
By agreement of the Canary Federation, and after obtaining different official permits, public access to the soccer field will be allowed, which has a capacity of 680 seats, of which only 282 will take care (slightly more than 40 percent) in order to maintain the safety distance between the spectators.
The inputs, which will be free, will be distributed by the municipality of La Frontera and the Cabildo de El Hierro, and there will also be a space to distribute among the four participating teams. “In order to guarantee sanitary measures, all persons accessing the sports venue must sign a document in which they take responsibility for their state of health, and they will have to undergo the taking of body temperature, which should not exceed 37.3 degrees Celsius, “according to the FIFLP.
“In addition, it will be necessary carry hydroalcoholic gel and wear a mask throughout the match. Inside the facility, fans should use only the seats enabled by the organization, “said the statement.
The three games planned in this 'play-off' they will be held at 11.00 (insular time), after the Royal Spanish Football Federation assessed the benign weather conditions of the Canary Islands, since the rest of the confrontations at the national level will be played at night to avoid high temperatures.
On the other hand, just over fifty people, including soccer players, technicians and officials from UD Tamaraceite and UD San Fernando, have been submitted this Thursday to the mandatory test of the Covid-19, tests that have been carried out by the medical services of the Mutualidad de Futbolistas.