Four games separate Jimbee Cartagena from the Copa del Rey, the most “accessible” tournament and where he will seek a passage to the quarter-finals tonight
Four games separate Futsal of Cartagena from the first title in its history. The Copa del Rey is a competition for surprises that Duda’s team has high hopes for. The road to the final on April 2 starts tonight (Palacio de Deportes, 8 p.m.) in Alzira. There, the meloneros will look for a passage to the quarter-finals against a rival of a lower category.
The coach, Duda, acknowledged yesterday that to be eliminated tonight would be “a failure”, because of the favorite role his team starts with. Alzira is a very dangerous rival fighting for promotion to the top flight. At the moment they are third in the Second Division, ahead of elite classic clubs such as Zaragoza and O Parrulo. In the previous round, Alzira knocked out a First Division, Manzanares (2-1).
It should be remembered that the current Copa del Rey champion is Antequera, who surprisingly won the title when they were a second team. For that reason, the ‘final four’ of this season will be held in Antequera on April 1 and 2. Jimbee is eager to be there, though he has to pass two tolls first: tonight’s and February 21 or 22, in the quarterfinals.
Futsal from Cartagena has never made it through the quarterfinals. Everything was up for grabs last season: the greats (Barcelona, ElPozo, Inter and Levante) were eliminated, the dream of the ‘final four’ was dashed on a bitter evening against Jaén. In the return in ‘La Bombonera’ Jimbee was eliminated on penalties. Now, to the round of 16, Barcelona, Inter and Palma, among other favorites for the title, come to life.
“We got the good feelings back,” said Duda in the previous one, after two straight wins against ElPozo in the President’s Cup (3-1); and Xota in the league (4-2). “You have to give the utmost importance to the rival, who is strong and comes from the higher echelons. He has order and experience in the squad,” he added. “The reality is that it is the most accessible title because the fewest favorites can win it […] Anything that doesn’t win would be a failure, in that a second rival has touched you ». The only casualties are those of Josema and Meira due to injury.
Source: La Verdad
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