Fernando Llorente and the rest of his Eibar teammates were devastated on the pitch at the Alcorcón stadium. /
The Valladolid and Almería players celebrate their promotion to the First Division in style
Terrible blow for Eibar, who saw this Sunday night how the direct promotion to First Division escaped him in injury time in the field of the relegated Alcorcón, positions that Valladolid and Almería take.
Those of Gaizka Garitano are condemned to try to return in two qualifiers. They face Girona, with the first game on Thursday (7:00 p.m.) in Montibili and the second leg on Sunday (6:30 p.m.) in Ipurua. Whoever passes this semifinal will face the winner of the Canarian derby, Las Palmas-Tenerife, for a place in the highest category, which starts this Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) and ends on Saturday.
It was a devastating night for Eibar, who were in the First Division for ninety minutes. His tie in the field of relegated Alcorcón was worth it because Almería did not win in Leganés. It finished 2-2, but went 1-0 and 2-1. And, suddenly, in the 91st minute came the terrible blow in the form of a goal from Alcorcón, a blow that not only left him without promotion but could take its toll ahead of the play-off that begins on Thursday. The impact of the defeat is such that even a world champion like Fernando Llorente wept on the pitch. It doesn’t seem easy to lift the spirits of that locker room.
The gunsmith team was the one that had it the best. It was enough for him to win. And if it wasn’t like that, get the same result as Almería or Valladolid, but Garitano’s men played a terrible game in which they hardly made any chances and where they didn’t decisively seek victory.
The Valladolid and Almería players celebrate their promotion to the First Division in style. /
the winners
The winners of the night were Ronaldo’s Valladolid, who returned to the First Division hand in hand with Pacheta on the bench only a year after going down. The Saudi sheikh who bought Almería in 2019, Turki Al-Sheik, is also celebrating. The Andalusians fell in 2015.
The promotion promotion starts on Wednesday with Las Palmas-Tenerife and continues on Thursday with Girona-Eibar. There are extensions, but no penalties, so the teams that start as visitors are worth drawing in their qualifiers. Those of Gaizka Garitano will enjoy that advantage in the two eventual crosses.
