In the world of football there are few teams that can celebrate any draw in style, as if it were a victory in the Champions League final. They are the teams with fewer federative licenses and with a lower proportion of inhabitants, which means that the coach can call players from regional categories to represent their country, as in the case of the list of Andorra face Spain this Wednesday (9:30 pm), as well as next Tuesday, June 11 match Northern Ireland in Murcia.
In Andorrathe selector Koldo Álvarez de Eulate He has accumulated several master’s degrees in managing selections of this type. The coach took the reins of the tricolor team in 2010 and is still in charge. Fourteen years in which there have been many defeats, draws and occasional victories against teams such as San Marino either Liechtenstein, in the same situation as the tricolors or worse. But what has never failed is the predisposition of a united group, which is a mixture of youth and experience, and has several active players close to the record of international caps it holds. Ildefons Lima Solà (137), the eternal captain of Andorra.
Among them are Joseph Gomes (38), Marc Pujol (41), Mark Garcia (36), Jordi Rubio (36) o Ludo Clementethe ‘fathers’ of the current group, currently competing in the Andorran first division with teams like this EU Santa Colomahe FC Santa Coloma, Pas de la Casa or the Order. ‘Ludo‘He has already confirmed that he will retire when this national team break is over, at the age of 36, while four more are still available. To them can be added Hi San Nicolás (30), another regular in calls for Koldowhich also belongs to Order of the Andorran league.
A generation that had to give way to the youngest, some of whom had already been grouped with the elite. The best known case is that of Iker Alvarezthe coach’s son, who became the team’s starting goalkeeper Villarreal B this season leaves behind great performances. At higher levels there are also Marc Valles and Berto Rosaswho faced off in the play-off for promotion to the Primera RFEF with Europe and the Betis Deportivo. Some even have to leave the country to make a living as Eric Vales (Grindavik), Marcio Vieira (AD Mark 09) or Richard Fernandez (Krka), who had to go abroad to find new opportunities.
Andorra This time he was accumulating fifteen games without achieving a victory. The last victory began on September 22, 2022, when the tricolor team lost Liechtenstein (0-2) with goals from Berto Rosas and Joan Cervoswho plays for San Cristóbal de Tercera RFEF along with the defender Max Llovera. A category that also brings together, among other groups, the meta Xisco Piresthe very young Ian Olivera and Ot Remolins, Joel Guillén either Izan Fernandezcalled to lead the generation of the future for a country not at war with neighbors from Spain since 2004 at Alfonso Pérez Coliseum (4-0), including Koldo then acting as goalkeeper, stops a penalty Deck of cards in the first half, and the goals of Morientes, Baraja, Caesar and Valeron.
Source: La Verdad
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