Nino: “I hope I have more goals to celebrate the goal”

Nino reappeared when he played. 83rd minute, the game heading for extra time and with Elche beginning to see how the wall of Real Zaragoza began to become impassable. The captain picked up a pass behind the side Juan Cruz to control the ball and cross it, with his right leg, out of the reach of Cristian Alvarez.

With his usual humility, the franjiverde forward pointed out that he simply fulfilled his duty: “Any player wants to help in any way and there is no better way to do it, as a forward, than by scoring a goal that gives a pass to the First Division playoff final; I'm happy about it. ” “You have to be happy with the work the team has done. We haven't achieved anything yet and we must continue with our work and with our path “, he added.

TO Boy He has one last tie left to fulfill a dream that he has been pursuing since he first donned the shirt of the Elche: a promotion to the top flight dressed as green franj. The opportunity comes to him at 40 years of age. “I would have liked this dream to come true sooner, but I have reached this age. We are going to enjoy it, fight it and suffer it. From then on I hope it stays on our side, even though we face a team, Girona, which is very favorite and has great players “, has commented.

On the last round, before the Girona, the captain franjiverde has advanced that “the details will decide the party” and he explained about his goal that “it was not easy knowing the tension that existed, what you are playing for and what you have behind with your family and that of your entire team.” “They are unique matches and, luckily, it went well because that goal has given us a lot of life. I am happy about it. I would tell the fans that they are feeling the same as us: a lot of joy and desire to prepare for Thursday's game. I hope it is not my last goal and that I have more to achieve the goal (promotion) “.

Edgar Badia: “Penalties are also taken in the center and I decided well”

Nino was not the only protagonist of the franjiverde victory in La Romareda and from the Elche pass. The goalkeeper Edgar badia He managed to sustain the team in bad times, both in the first leg and in the second leg. Plus, Soro stopped a penalty that could have put Real Zaragoza in the tie, four minutes from the end. The player of the Real Zaragoza dared to throw it at him Panenka and Badia made the right decision: stay in the center and make the ball his.

The Catalan goalkeeper has indicated, after the triumph against Real Zaragoza, than “Penalties are taken on both sides and also in the center; it was one more option and I opted for the right option”. Edgar badia recalled that the Elche “He has spent most of the season in the promotion positions, despite the fact that we entered the playoff with the uncertainty of Depor-Fuenlabrada; we deserved this joy.” “It does not matter to be third or sixth and, in fact, we are going to face the fifth against the sixth; I hope we are the ones who rise,” he said in the microphones of Let's go.

On the tie against Girona, Badia has recognized that it will be “a demanding challenge” because the next rival “has a spectacular squad, with a very high budget.” “We won both league games and, therefore, we must be more attentive to overcome them,” he pointed out.