Rayo's most heroic rise celebrates its 10th anniversary

A decade later, Rayismo continues to be moved by the memory of that ascent on May 22, 2011. A sporting feat that became heroic due to the agonizing financial situation of the club at the time. This ascent meant survival at a time when the shadow of disappearance was planning. Defaults affected all employees, including the coaching staff and the first team squad, and the future of the entity, whose property had passed into the hands of Raúl Martín Presa, was not very promising. Just going back to First slightly scared away the black clouds that hovered over Vallecas. And it was achieved, pulling epic and hand in hand with a hobby that helped when I need it most. As never before. As always. She, the swollen, created a Row 0 to help employees who were having the worst time.

That hot morning, with municipal and regional elections, Rayo beat Xerez 3-0. Despite the bulky end result, the locals had a hard time opening the can. In fact, it wasn't until after the break that Trejo appeared to open the scoring using a great play by Aganzo. From there, the Strip flipped into the enemy area. The top scorer Armenteros – closed the course with 20 goals – culminated one against dribbling the visiting goalkeeper Chema and Susaeta finished the task five minutes from the end, with a free kick on the edge of the area. Moments later the beep came and Vallecas was a party, with the hobby jumping onto the grass to hug her heroes.

Some of them continue to wear the Strip, as is the case of Captain Trejo, pillar of this Ray of Iraola. Another of the members of that historical group, Armenteros, works in the technical secretariat and is in charge of the sports department Cobeño. What's more, Amaya is the current coach of Rayo C. Also Lass He is still linked to the entity, although he plays on loan with the Ecuadorian Emelec. In that squad were Míchel and Salva, who formed the coaching staff of the last Vallecano ascent (17-18); the current president of the AFE, Aganzo and its director of Institutional Relations, Movilla; as well as Coke (I raised), Arribas (Oviedo), Javi fire (Sporting), Dani Gimenez (Logroñés), Borja Garcia (Huesca), Juli (Alcoyano), Juan Carlos (Girona), Rafa garcia (CD Manchego), Titus (AD Complutense), Susaeta (Rayo Majadahonda), Lucas Perez (Alaves), Provencio (Las Rozas), Alcañiz (Quintanar del Rey), Diego Benito (Hercules) … They are joined Piti, which is still active in Greece and Yuma, at the Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship.

To celebrate these ten years, Franjirrojos followers have dusted off their memories and shared them on Social Networks. Precisely in Twitter, Ismael Martínez, second to Sandoval and an important part of that meritorious promotion, left a message: “One of the best moments of my sporting life. I will always be indebted to Rayo and all his love for giving us the opportunity and being able to enjoy his unconditional love and support. Impossible to forget the 'A las armas', the stadium delivered or' La Vida Pirata “. Trejo recovered a snapshot of his goal in a story, a moment that is always present. “I still have a video with the summary of the game and the celebrations. When I'm down I put it on, “he confessed the Chocota. In the case of Piti, the chosen photo corresponds to the festivities and her purple wig.

On that occasion, the Lightning rose as second, after Betis and Granada accompanied them after the playoff, thus certifying the sixth promotion to First of its history. Years later came the Second Championship with Míchel on the bench and now those of Iraola fight to get into the promotion. They are currently seventh, tied on points with Sporting (64), but out of those privileged positions for the goal average. However, the Vallecanos depend on themselves. And is that if they win the two remaining duels (Castellón and Lugo) they would play the long-awaited playoff.