Duda’s men must beat Barcelona or wait for a flat tire from their three pursuers to equal their best historical classification
Extraordinary day for Jimbee Cartagena. After the bad taste in the mouth of the past two weeks, when matches that appeared to have been won against Jaén (2-2) and Zaragoza (4-4) escaped, there is a chance to redeem himself for his fans by playing against the leader, FC Barcelona (Sportpaleis, 6.30 pm).
If they win, those of the three-millennium would finish the league in second place, just like in the 2006-07 campaign. On the contrary, if they lose, they could fall back to fifth place, which would force them to play the second leg of the ‘play-off’ away from home.
It will not be an easy business. Already secured in the first position, the azulgranas visit the melon field after reaching perfection in their outdoor season. They have suffered just two defeats, one on the first day against Palma (2-1) and the second eight weeks ago against another behemoth like Movistar Inter (3-2).
However, the Catalans come with a phone call with numerous casualties due to their comfortable qualifying position and the approaching final phase, which starts in just three days. Marcenio is out due to injury and Jesús Velasco, the Catalan coach, is resting for Adolfo, Sergio Lozano, Dyego and Pito. Likewise, the goalkeeper Miquel Feixas will rest. Four players from the branch travel.
Jimbee Cartagena coach Duda assured that second place is “not an obsession, but an objective that can help us in the ‘play-off'”. The successful promotion that the club launched, whereby each subscriber could pick up four tickets for five euros each, will provide a lot of atmosphere. The Brazilian believes that “it will be a good start. Nobody wants to miss it and the planning should not be a problem. Juanpi and Andresito, who are in the final stretch of their injury, will have a hard time playing.
On the other hand, the club announced yesterday that it would place an animation stand. It will be located in the lower part of the stands, next to the changing room tunnel. Regardless of the outcome of this season, the project continues. Journalist Gustavo Muñana told his Twitter account that Juanan and Waltinho will sign for Cartagena and that negotiations are underway with Higor, a player from Palma.
The Jimbee has been through a lot in the endgame during the season. The five-on-four defensive mistakes and the long-term injuries of key players like Juanpi, Javi Minguez, Meira, Andresito or Saiotti have prevented the Meloneros from reaching second place more comfortably.
In fact, they have come back from victory twice, against Ribera Navarra and against El Pozo, both at the Palacio de los Deportes. In addition, they have drawn four times in the final moments of the game: against Valdepeñas and RL Zaragoza as visitors and against Jaén and the Maños at home.
On the other hand, they managed to build a match that they lost in the first leg as well as in the first leg against Burela and drew three matches in the final phase: against Levante at home and against Córdoba and Barcelona away. The Jimbee, who became the second best visitor in the category with 30 points, is only seventh as host with 25.
Source: La Verdad
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