3-3: Eldense bounced back against Castilla and are promoted to Segunda after a grueling extension

He Eldense Sports Club resurrected this Sunday before the Real Madrid Castilla and climb up Second division after intense extra time, in the second leg of the promotion playoff final played in a packed New Pepico Amat. After 61 years, the historic club from Alicante returned to the silver division thanks to its painful draw (3-3) against a Merengue subsidiary that reached the 0-2 scoreline, thanks to goals from Rafael Marin and Carlos Doctorand where is its goalkeeper, Luis Lopezkept alive until the end in the fortress of Barça.

Somewhat psychologically at the discount of the first half of Manu Nieto and another one at Carlos Hernandez they put the equalizer in a duel with an exciting extra time in which arrival signed the 2-3 penalty in the minute 108′ and Juanto Ortunothe specific 3-3 in minute 114. That of Eldawhich started 1-1 in the first leg at Alfredo Di Stefanothey finally move up in the category because of their best classification in regular league. In this way, the four teams promoted this season from First RFEF to Second is the Eldense, Racing Ferrol, Amorebieta and Alcorcón.

In Castile it is only worth winning Elda to climb and Raul Gonzalez He opted from the start for an offensive approach with a 3-5-2. The match started with great intensity and under intense heat which forced them to take hydration breaks during the match.

The subsidiary merengue, very neat and concentrated From the start, he was the clear dominator of the first half against an inoffensive, nervous and inaccurate Eldense. The first appearance of talented Sergio Arribas Castilla should have put Castilla ahead on the scoreboard (12′), but the ’10’ shot from the edge of the area glanced off the base of the post.

The Arribas-Dotor connection shines

The whites’ control was absolute and Raúl’s did not stop roaming the Alicante area. The Arribas-Dotor connection, a couple who have overcome the First RFEFcaused many problems ancientwho escaped to accept the secondary purpose in an action where doctor he missed a header by millimeters after great help from everyone present arrival.

Finally it was 0-1 in the 26th minute. arrivalthe most decisive footballer of Castilehe did a good lateral free kick, the ball flew over the area and into the middle Rafael Marin rose above the Barca defense to beat guille vallejo with a powerful headbutt.

Just nine minutes later, Castilla dealt a new blow to Eldense and silenced the New Pepico Amat with his second goal of the afternoon. workshopa ‘dagger’ on the left wing, he put the ball in place, held alvaro rodriguez and Doctor finished signing 0-2 with a shot close to guille vallejobut that went to his purpose.

Obrador injuries and psychological goals

At half time, however, Raúl’s team suffered a serious setback afterwards workshop leaves the field due to injury and leaves his position in Vinicius Tobias. And when two minutes passed from the discount of the first half, Manu Nieto, Eldense’s goal man in this promotion playoff, cut the gap with a massive header, after a measured cross from Jesus Clementwhich the goalkeeper cannot reach Luis Lopez on the first clear occasion of the set of Fernando Estevez. Quite a psychological rush for the locals, who began to dream of a comeback.

Upon restart, the ancient He came out more aggressive and involved in the game. At minute 51, sovereign He looked for the tie, but his shot went over the crossbar. With a team from Alicante with a knife between their teeth, the Castile he began to lose the control he used with authority in the first part and suffered greatly.

The people of Alicante have revived

At the end of the game time, the white subsidiary somewhat relieved the strong pressure from Alicante and once again looked for the goal of guille vallejo with some dangerous aggression, although it is the ancient the one who scored the equalizer in 68′, taking advantage of a significant mismatch in the Merengue defense. Alex Bernal, who just entered the pitch for Nunezattend the center Carlos Hernandezwho shot incessantly Luis Lopez before the frenzy of New Pepico Amat.

He ancient From dying at the end of halftime to reviving with an equalizer that gave him the coveted promotion against a subsidiary thick in attack, weak in defense and his references, arrival and doctor, without intimidation as happened in the first half. The Alicante team put fear in the body of the whites, which gave them almost no rest.

Luis López gave Castilla extra life

In the final moments, marked by the nerves of both teams, a new injury was registered in Castilethat of a alvaro martin who rested a few minutes before Nico Paz. In the 95th minute, a save from Luis Lopez, after a superb headbutt from dangerous manu grandpa He avoided a 3-2 draw for the locals and gave his team extra life by taking the contest into extra time.

In overtime, including Castile forced to score, the team Raul Gonzalez brushed past the goal with a chipped header shot from doctor in 93′, who lacked power and who took the goal Vallejo. The local response is provided by Joel Jorquera in the 100′ minute with a shot that saved a helpful Luis Lopezwho also showed his reflexes to neutralize a headbutt from sovereign at a discount on the first part of the extra hour.

Once the extension resumes, bird watcherrecently entered the field, executed a penalty on arrival, who managed to make it 2-3, in the minute 108′, with a shot of cold blood. After a while, the ancient claimed a maximum penalty in the white area and Luis Lopez back to save the Raoul with a miraculous intervention taken from Alex Bernal.

Madness in the New Pepico Amat

The fun didn’t last long Castile as the team from Alicante turned the tables on the scoreboard in the minute 114′, thanks to a goal from Juanto Ortuno, who had been on the pitch for almost eight minutes after replacing Nieto and arrived preceded by a hard ball from the players of Eldense.

In extending the extension, the merengue team requested a penalty for the demolition of Pedro Capo in Paul Ramon and Oscar Aranda He had the last for Castilla with a long shot that was not a miracle goal. In the end, the fun overflows with New Pepico Amat on his team’s return to Second after an eternity of waiting.