First Federation reaches its final stretch with a leading cast that could well be in professional football. Deportivo and Castellón, without a doubt, represent that rebellion perfectly. A while ago they said goodbye against all odds and since then they have been working tirelessly to achieve promotion. It took a while, but it’s here.
A few others have encountered many more stones along the way. And, therefore, they face the dreaded promotion playoff, a hellish corridor in which each mistake is paid dearly and is charged with another season in the demanding mud of national football. Barça Atlètic, Ibiza, Celta Fortuna, Ponferradina, Córdoba, Nàstic, Ceuta and Málaga are the final resistance. The problem? There will only be space for two of them…
The First Federation teams that are promoted to the Second Division
Deportivo de la Coruña
Depor is already here. He left to return and it has cost more than expected, even with a year in which they rubbed shoulders with the possible fall to the Second Federation. Of course, it wasn’t his place. They saved the furniture, they trusted the quarry, they reinforced the feeling of belonging and it was a matter of time before things turned out well. Idiakez was on the ropes several times, after being sunk in the standings and even finding himself in relegation positions after the first rounds. His position hung by a thread, but he saved it and found in his players the best reason to believe. With the victory against Barça B, they finally achieved their big goal. Lucas Pérez scored the promotion goal and was one of the team’s main heroes. Now, in the Second Division, they will try to make the jump to the elite of Spanish football as soon as possible.
Castellon
He was the first to achieve promotion after a magnificent year in which they led their group from start to finish. It’s not by chance. In charge of the bench, Schreuder, a coach who already shone in Dutch football and who has imposed his football in Castalia. In the offices, Bob Voulgaris, a renowned sportsman in the United States, who rose to fame due to his feud with Luka Doncic. Here, he has captained a brilliant project, with very clear ideas, direct and fast football and a squad of the highest level. Each man has already left a mark on the Orellut heart. Perhaps especially Medunjanin, who has hung up his boots after the feat and in true Kroos style: being the protagonist.
The semi-finals of the promotion qualifiers
Ceuta – Nastic
The second in Group I faced the fifth in Group II in a trap eliminator. Ceuta has been characterized by being a team of great resilience in recent years and by having a high degree of competitiveness. Nàstic, in fact, survived at the Alfonso Murube despite Rodri Ríos’ double. Godoy equalized in the 49th minute, Rodri put his team ahead again in the 66th minute and Cristian Rodríguez saw a red card that turned out to be fatal for his team. Gorostidi, in stoppage time, equalized. This Sunday, starting at 7:45 p.m., the decisive duel.
Celta Fortuna 4 – Málaga 3
Another vibrant draw in the first leg between a subsidiary and a historic team left everything pending for the return leg. In Balaídos, two goals for each in an obvious contrast of projects. Celta has one of the most powerful youth teams in all of Spanish football, as is clearly demonstrated by the successful performance of the youngsters in the first team. The people from Malaga, for their part, have a squad to return to the Second Division immediately, although they did not achieve direct promotion. After a very even duel, a goal by Roberto Fernández after a chain error by the light blue defense resolved the situation for Málaga. La Rosaleda went crazy: their team is 180 minutes from glory.
This is how the paintings look
Ponferradina – Córdoba
Two clubs with a recent past in LaLiga Hypermotion will face each other in the second leg for another place in the grand final. The first leg has already begun to tip the balance in favor of Córdoba, a team that has brushed shoulders with direct promotion on several occasions and then ended up falling just short of it. Albarrán scored the only goal of the first leg, for the visitors, while Juanfran’s Ponfe failed to pierce the rival goal. This Sunday, the resolution.
Ibiza 4 – Barça Atlètic 7
Rafa Márquez’s team plays a lot. The goal at the beginning of the season was not promotion, but it is now a more than feasible possibility. The goal of developing young people has been more than demonstrated, with the arrival of players like Pau Cubarsí to the first team. Pau Víctor and Marc Guiu have also climbed from time to time with the seniors. In fact, the striker has already scored in the First Division, although he now continues to help the reserve team. The victory in Can Misses was a giant step that they must confirm. Meanwhile, the Ibizans, with high-level players such as Alex Gallar, Omoigui and Roberto Olabe, sought to turn it around… without success. Despite being 0-2 down, the Blaugranas They turned it around with four goals… in ten minutes! Pau Víctor and a hat-trick from Unai Hernández were responsible for the Blaugranas’ classification.
