When Mohamed El Fallah, Moha, hangs up his boots, Anguiano will have to retire his shirt. Because you can’t remember someone who has played for so many years, it’s already been three decades, in a team from the La Rioja Tercera. And this 36-year-old forward, who … have offered to sign for another team many times, he is facing the most important moment since he wears the shirt of the mountain team: promotion to the Second Federation.
The 0-3 in the first leg in Zizur Mayor, against Ardoi, does not reassure the squad led by Héctor Urquía. Not at all. And Moha has thirteen qualifying rounds under his belt in different play offs over eight seasons. «This is the one we have come the furthest. And the truth is that I am happy and excited. And very nervous », he confesses. «The 0-3 score camouflages the opposing team a bit, which plays very well. Ardoi is a serious and young team, with speed. As a result of the expulsion, the chip did change a little and they became more nervous. We should not trust ourselves because on Isla I have seen everything,” he assumes.
Moha enjoys being a mountain player, he feels supported in a family club that also allows him to enjoy his great passion. «I am comfortable and that is why it is difficult for me to change teams. If I am well and with good treatment, then I don’t have the need,” he says.
The 10 of Anguiano knows that playing on Isla is complicated for the rival, with a smaller field, something that they must exploit in a match in which they will go out for victory, without speculating. “You have to go out to win and try to score a goal that would change history.”
Moha is aware that the fans are dedicated to the team like never before. “They have mobilized a lot and there is enthusiasm,” emphasizes a player who has defended the blue jersey in qualifying rounds in Alicante, Seville, Portugalete and Ibiza, among others. And this forward, who has been delaying his position over the years, still has the rope to continue, no matter what happens on Sunday, knowing that the Second Federation demands more time.
Moha does not count the goals he has scored since 2009 with Anguiano. He is not a statistics man. In fact, he confesses that he gets more excited about an assist than scoring. This player who emerged from Alberite and who wore the Valvanera shirt, believes that in recent years the category has become equal. “If you make mistakes you pay dearly,” says this playmaker who does not want to think about his team playing against the UDL, SDL or Calahorra. «I only think about Sunday’s game. “I don’t want to go any further,” says this footballer who has met emblematic teammates such as Gerardo, Iván Agustín, Blas Terroba, David Ruiz, Chiri… and he has learned something from all of them.
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