Finally the great day has come. The public has returned to the stadiums of professional football, fourteen months later that the coronavirus pandemic broke in and forced them to close their doors. Castellón-Ponferradina, corresponding to the SmartBank League, has kicked off and Castalia has lived it as a real party, respecting all the security measures provided for said return. The aim was to set an example and orelluts have complied.
The LaLiga inspection had reduced the capacity of the field from 4,100 to 2,640 seats and these Castellón subscribers, who had won the entry into a draw among all those previously registered, have become truly privileged. And that despite not having been able to enjoy a victory for his team, which has fallen (0-2) at the hands of Ponferradina. This match was the first, but not the last this Saturday since Lugo-Mirandés also had spectators.
In the case of the Galicians, the fans have become their best medicine and they have reaped a victory (2-1) 17 days later. Here, the tickets were not distributed by lottery but in strict order of arrival at the ticket offices. It should be remembered that this return will only occur in those territories that are currently in epidemiological Phase 1 —The corresponding to a cumulative incidence of less than 50—, which are Valencian Community, Galicia, Extremadura, Balearic Islands and Murcia.
For the long-awaited return, the fans had to undergo a temperature control before entering the venue, where they must respect several basic rules, such as maintaining a safe distance —Of 1.5 meters among the attendees—, the prohibition of eating and smoking and it will be the use of FPP 2 masks is essential. In addition, entry and exit will always be staggered.
Sunday will be the turn of First
The unified schedule of Primera (Sunday, at 6:30 p.m.) has made it the silver category that has taken the first step towards the long-awaited 'normality', once the state of alarm has ended. This Saturday Castellón-Ponferradina and Lugo-Mirandés have opened the curtain, but tomorrow it will be the turn of Valencia-Eibar, Villarreal-Sevilla and Mallorca-Alcorcón. This last clash suffered a time change (from 9:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.) to facilitate the presence of spectators in Son Moix.
