Visit to much-needed Zaragoza, at stake for relegation, in the penultimate round of the regular season and for some decisive play-offs for the title
Some of the odds that the Jimbee Cartagena will fight for the league title will go through Zaragoza this Sunday (21st Century Pavilion, 1:00 PM). Duda’s team accelerated the final two cartridges of the regular season to finish in second place, have the court factor in their favor and advance to the two qualifying rounds (fourth and semi-finals) in the event of a tie. If the final is reached, Cartagena’s futsal has a good chance of playing in the Champions League next season. So little joke. It would be historic.
Capturing the triumph of nations is essential to the first goal: capturing second place. Jimbee, Movistar and even Valdepeñas (they have a match pending) are in a fist for that spot. The meloneros maintain their high reliability as visitors, having lost just one game (in October) away from home this season. Eight wins, five draws and one defeat is the balance away from the Palacio de Deportes, where they scored fewer points (25) than as foreigners (29).
A great atmosphere awaits in Zaragoza. The local team is on the hook and must win to save the category. This situation, added to the open day announced by the club, warns of the atmosphere Jimbee will have to breathe in the XXI Century Pavilion. Those overcrowded stands are in any case welcome at delicate media moments for indoor football. Duda’s men are present without casualties, already with Drasler recovered, but in the care of all that lies ahead.
Much better this way, thinks the Melon coach. Zaragoza is in trouble and a few months ago they already irritated Jimbee at the first leg in Cartagena. The hosts were leading 4-0 and the game ended 5-5, with Luçao’s own goal in the last minute. To make matters worse, Marinovic missed a penalty in the last seven seconds. That draw condemned the Meloneros to not be placed in the Spanish Cup and to be linked to Barcelona, leaving them first.
Barça are already champions of the regular season after beating Ribera Navarra (2-8) and Jimbee’s puncture at home to Jaén (2-2). Azulgranas and Meloneros will meet on the last day of the regular season, in Cartagena, at a time to be confirmed. Although the visitors don’t play anything, they are a tough job for the locals to play every option there to finish second. Going far into the ‘play-offs’ is important for the project. Players like Juanpi were even able to arrive on time.
Source: La Verdad
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