Real Sociedad already knows its rival’s second cup this season. It will be the Balearic Andratx of the Second RFEF (fourth category) that will receive the Txuri Urdin team on December 6, at 4:00 pm, so there is already a jump in two divisions with respect to Buñol. The modest club is from the small Majorcan municipality of Andratx, which has about 11,000 inhabitants. It plays its matches at the Sa Plana Stadium, which usually has a capacity of around 1,000 spectators, and has artificial grass, and the MD president has already confirmed that it will definitely be played there, although there are additional stand.
The Balearic team reached this round after eliminating Tarazona 3-2 at home and will enjoy a second good experience in the Cup. The coach said after the match that “Sa Plana has magic in this competition.” Oviedo had fallen there a few years ago to take on Sevilla and managed to push them to the limit, but in the end they went down on penalties. They are currently active in group 3 of the Second RFEF, the category in which Real C play, after being promoted from Third last April (which makes them play in the Cup) and ninth in the League, four points away from the promotion playoffs. , under the command of the technician Jose Contreras, which has been running for six seasons now. One of the most famous players of Andratx is Adrian Garrido international with Equatorial Guinea, hero of the previous qualifying round and was recently awarded by AFE as the best player in Tercera’s group 11 last year. In addition, he is a journalist and works as an intern at the local SER. In fact, he was in charge of covering the draw from the club’s stadium, which created a truly unique situation.
La Real is one of the great draw attractions for the most modest, and this was seen in the celebration of Andratx members at the club’s headquarters. Those gathered there jumped and clapped for joy and, in other words, celebrated welcoming home the double League champion, recent winner of the Cup and Champions team. However, some of those present shouted ‘Athletic, Athletic’ seconds before the result was known. Curious to say the least.
A club with txuri urdin aroma
But if there’s something special about these qualifying rounds, it’s the stories these humble clubs hide. Because it just so happens that the three founding members of a club from 1957 in Andratx are fanatical followers of Real, and therefore they will experience an unforgettable day on December 6. It will be a match between their two loves: Andratx, which they helped to birth first and survive later, and Real, a club they have always followed.
One of them is Alberto Andonegui, who was also president of Andratx for some time, who is over 80 years old and will live a day to remember. President Rafael Ribot confirmed to MD that they are in talks with the RFEF to have an honor kick-off for these three partners, on an unforgettable day. “I am very happy for them, because they love Andratx and Real. The game will be as it will be but for them it is something unforgettable,” said the president.
In the Queen’s Cup, at Huelva
The Real Sociedad women, for their part, will play in the round of 16 of the Queen’s Cup at home, in Huelva, against Sporting Huelva. The game is between January 13 and 14.
Source: La Verdad
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