There was a wonderful atmosphere in Montilivi. The followers of Girona They turned this Saturday with theirs to give them all their support in their fight to return to First before a Tenerife who is also looking for the long-awaited promotion and who played with the rush of having eliminated his arch-rival in the semis, the UD Las Palmas.
The welcome to Girona was brutal. As soon as they got off the bus that transported them to Montilivi, the Atletico players shook hands with the fans as a token of their gratitude. For his part, the coach of the Catalan team, Michel Sanchezaddressed the fans raising their fists to the cry of “let’s go!”.
Tribute to Xavi Agustí
The footballers of Girona they jumped into a field filled to the brim and wearing black armbands as a sign of mourning for the sad demise of Xavi Agustí, passed away this week at the age of 82. The minute of silence for which he was a player, coach and technical secretary of the rojiblanco team was very emotional in Montiliviwhere the brotherhood between two hobbies that coexisted without any problem shone.
The 300 followers of the Tenerife, located in one of the corners of the Municipal, showed, like the red and white parish, an exquisite sportsmanship in this first round of the grand final of the play-off for promotion to Santander League. Although the nerves of a final are always present in this type of appointment, the chicharreros fans gave the sensation of feeling comfortable in Montilivi, precisely the scene of the last ascent of the Tenerife to Primera, on June 13, 2009, thanks to an unforgettable goal by Cameroonian Dani Kome.
This Saturday, the goals were conspicuous by their absence in a duel marked by precautions between two teams that came to the match having scored a total of 126 goals in all competitions this season: 67 those of Michel by 59 of those from Tarragona Luis Miguel Ramis.
Christian Stuani, who returned to the starting lineup at Girona, was the main offensive reference for the rojiblanco team, but he did not even launch a single shot on goal in the 79 minutes he was on the pitch.
The charrúa striker, ‘pichichi’ of the regular league tied with the Oviedo Borja Cane (22), could not see the door after scoring a decisive goal in the previous tie against Eibar in Ipurua, which was worth the pass to the final of this ‘play-off’. This Saturday, after being substituted, his fans said goodbye to him with chants of “Uruguayan, Uruguayan!” In an attempt to motivate him for the duel in seven days in Santa Cruz.
The 0-0 in Montilivi leaves the swords in full height facing the turn in the Heliodorus. The Girona will try to put an end to his curse in the finals of promotions for promotion to Primera after losing to Almería (2013), Osasuna (2016), Elche (2020) and Rayo (2021), while the one who Tenerife will try to return 13 years later to the elite of Spanish football coinciding with its Centenary.
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