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Risk revives the ghost of Mendizorroza

TO Asier
Risk (Deba, 1983) the world came upon him when the headbutt of Pere
Mile it slipped between his left leg and the stick. Six of the eight minutes of extension that the referee gave in the Girona-Elche that ended up consecrating the Elche team as a new First Division team. A few seconds after playing an extension, in which 0-0 was enough for the home team to move up, the Gipuzkoan goalkeeper saw the promotion to First slip through their fingers in the final stretch of the game. A feeling that had to make him relive the ghost of Mendizorroza when, in 2008, Real also missed a virtual promotion against Alavés in added time on the penultimate matchday.

The Real players put their hands to their heads after the 3-2

It was the first campaign after relegation and Juanma
Lillo he had taken over the team in April. After a brilliant career of five wins and four draws with the tolosarra, Real arrived at minute 90 of the match against Alavés winning 1-2. A triumph made her depend on herself on the last day in Anoeta, against a Córdoba that was playing the relegation, but in the final moments of the game in Mendizorroza came the hecatomb. Jairo tied at 91 and Toni
MoralIn full chaos, he made the final 3-2, sending Real into a confusion in which everything seemed unreal. Risk it was goalkeeper txuri urdin.

The bench of the Real, desolate after the comeback

12 years have passed and the debarra has seen many battles since then. The emptiness he must have felt on Sunday in MontiliviIn any case, it had to be similar to that experienced in Gasteiz in 2008. In October Risk He will turn 37 and end his contract. It is anyone's guess whether it will continue to be active. Today, possibly, is one of your last worries.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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