Aurrera de Vitoria is promoted to Second Division B

The Gasteiztarra team beat the Guipuzcoan team 1-3 in the clash played at the Pío Baroja Municipal Sports Center in San Sebastian thanks to a fantastic performance by the rojilloswho have finished the season at a splendid level and chaining victory after victory.

Maximum equality

The match did not start well for Aurrerawhich suffered in the early stages of the match in which Antiguoko, in front of a packed pavilion, was better and managed to take the lead on the scoreboard. The response from the people of Vitoria, however, was unbeatable..

The red team took control of the match and Midway through the first half he tied the score thanks to a goal from Josu after the ball hits an opponent. They even had the opportunity to take the lead before the break, when coach Edu García surprised the opponent by introducing a player goalkeeper.

In the second half, the chances followed one another, but The good work of both goalkeepers kept the score at 1-1 and led to extra time, where Antiguoko had an advantagesince by competition regulations there are no penalties and the tiebreaker benefits the best classified in the regular phase.

Excitement until the end

In this situation, Aurrera had no choice but to go with everything for the game and turning to the goalkeeper the player found his reward with a masterful pass from Ander that left Endika alone to score 1-2. This caused the rush to go to Antiguoko, and with the locals came in a counterattack the 1-3 with which Endika himself sentenced the duel and unleashed joy among the Vitorian followers who traveled to Donostia.

It is worth remembering that the people of Alava They finished the regular phase in second position with 63 points thanks to the eight consecutive victories obtained in the final stretch of the season, far in any case from the 79 of a Antiguoko who only lost three matches in the entire course.

That second position, however, was key for overcome in the semi-final of the play off to Mondratesince the disputed duel, in which Aurrera was on the ropes after being 1-3 behind on the scoreboard, It was resolved with a tie at three after two overtimes.

The great favorite and dominator of the category this season awaited them, but The hard work and faith of the people of Gasteiztarras bore fruit and allowed him to surprise his rival and achieve the long-awaited promotion that is a reward for all the effort accomplished and excellent news for Alava futsal.

Duties in the offices

Although the Aurrera He has earned the right to compete in Second Division B on the field, now he will have to fight for it in the offices to materialize it, as explained by its coordinator, Javi Corral: “A new scenario is opening up in which We have two or three weeks to find financial resources through sponsors who want to help and the effort that the club can make, since the budget triples in Second B.”

That is now what main so that the dream can become a reality. “Later we will see if we can make a signing, but the base will be the same, that of a humble team like in our last stage in the category between 2014 and 2017,” he says.