Federation and Liga F forced the team to travel to Getxo (Vizcaya) yesterday, even knowing that the Copa de la Reina match would not be played
The outrage at Alhama CF ElPozo is absolute. The squad coached by Randri García had to travel to Getxo (Vizcaya) yesterday to play a match in the first qualifying round of the Copa de la Reina, which was announced on Tuesday that would not be played due to arbitration. strike that started last week in Spanish women’s football. The move, which has been futile, has cost the modest entity from Alhama, who in a few weeks will have to make the same trip to the Basque Country again in a few weeks – once an agreement has been reached between the F League and the referees after 11pm last night.
Tamara García, sports coordinator of Alhama CF ElPozo, told LA VERDAD that “we were forced to travel and present at the Bizkerre field [equipo de segunda división al que se enfrentan las murcianas en la primera eliminatoria de la Copa]», despite the fact that the clash between Catalan Levante Las Planas and Real Unión de Tenerife had already been canceled on Tuesday. The team from Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona) had to travel to the Canary Islands and present themselves on the field. The arbitral trio did not and the match was postponed.
It’s exactly the same thing that happened yesterday with the Alhama Expedition. The players and coaching staff left for Alicante airport at 3:30 AM, where they caught a flight to Bilbao at 7:00 AM. From there to Getxo. At least, they contested a pachanga by way of training against the Basque team. They spent the night in Getxo and will go home again this morning, also by plane. Not really. «13,000 euros will be thrown away and in a few weeks there will be another 13,000. We are a small club that has come out of the mud and has reached the elite with great enthusiasm. It costs us a lot to cover the budget and these things do us a lot of damage. We are very sad,” Garcia confessed.
The fairy tale that for Alhama CF ElPozo was their top-level debut is turning into a nightmare as last Saturday’s historic First Division debut, at home to Madrid CFF, was also suspended due to the start of the referees’ strike. “We went to Madrid last week with great enthusiasm for the League F presentation gala and in less than a week this whole situation has caused us a lot of damage,” acknowledged the sports coordinator of the Alhameño club.
Last night the conflict was resolved and the referees now receive 25,000 euros per year. And those in attendance, 16,000. Until June, when the competition was dependent on the RFEF, the referees were paid 300 euros per game. So, when the strike is over, Sunday’s league game against Silvia Lloris from Murcia’s Levante (Complejo Guadalentín, 12 noon) will be the first in Alhama’s history in the First Division.
Source: La Verdad
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