Murcians and Cartagena will face each other again in the Spanish Cup on February 10
The competition that brings together the eight most important clubs in the country, the Spanish Cup, will meet Jimbee Cartagena and ElPozo Murcia in the quarterfinals. Cartagena and Murcia add spice to an electric regional derby, to be held at the Palacio de los Deportes in Granada on Friday, February 10.
Futsal from Cartagena and Murcia cross paths again in the Spanish Cup, nineteen years after Polaris’ victory over El Pozo (6-7) in Santiago de Compostela, in 2004. The Granada edition once again crosses paths in the most attractive league of the season.
Jimbee Cartagena has won the last three derbies: on May 23, 2022 (0-1), on November 27, 2022 (2-1) and last Tuesday in Lorca, in the final of the Copa Presidente (3-1). The meloneros have never won the Spanish Cup title, where they almost always fell in the quarter-finals. In 2021, Duda’s men reached the semifinals by beating Valdepeñas. Last season, on the other hand, everything ended at the first opportunity when a draw was played against Barcelona (3-1).
The butchers were champions of last year’s edition against Barça at times. Everything was decided in a tight and controversial penalty shootout, which ended in a brawl and uproar at national level. Jimbee’s current coach, Duda, won the Spanish Cup three times with ElPozo in 2003, 2008 and 2010. He also won it as a butcher in 1995. The derby is therefore a very special match for the Brazilian coach.
Source: La Verdad
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