2023-05-16 06:31:00
the expected promotion from the Escala to the Third Federation it’s already a reality. the team ofArnau Hall he was even able to celebrate it early following the defeat that Vic suffered last Saturday against Parets (0-1). At first, all the focus was on the match on Sunday at New Miramar but the main pursuer failed and the scales were proclaimed champions of group 1 of Primera Catalana when there are two days left to finish the league. On Sunday, despite the defeat with Caldes (1-3) in an inconsequential game, the party was big. The goal scorer was the center back Pau Castell (2000)which together with the striker Roger Fortune (2002), jump four categories in one year thanks to promotion to Tercera RFEF. Both played last season in Third Catalan with Sant Pere and Fornells, respectively, and now they are growing by leaps and bounds because the creation of the new Superliga has made L’Escala win two categories next year.
“When we found out that Vic had lost, the president – Josep Costa Pipa – sent us a message to call us all to the field at 8:00 p.m. We all had dinner together and the party started already. It was quite hard to have to play on Sunday, the players weren’t around much for the game because we wanted to continue celebrating (laughs)… Then we had lunch together. The weekend went very well”, explains Castell. The defense of Windshield he arrived at l’Escala in the 2019-20 season from the Figueres youth team and has been there for four seasons, although last year he decided to take a short break to finish playing with Sant Pere in Tercera Catalana: «I wasn’t completely happy because I didn’t feel motivated or strong enough to continue. I had a lot of competition at my place and wasn’t getting the minutes I wanted. He was very burnt out from football. That’s why I chose to go to Sant Pere with my friends. I just wanted to enjoy myself again and have fun. I succeeded, but I also realized that what I like to do is compete. They let me go back to l’Escala».
Fortuny premiered this year at New Miramar. The forward of ovens arrived as a big future bet after a promising a Third Catalan with the club of his town, where the 2021-22 exercise marked 58 goals. This year, there are 6 of them. “I found a great group. Being a team has led us to win the league. I felt very comfortable with the category jump, and my teammates helped me a lot. I’m happy. We deserved promotion”, he says.
For his part, Castell agrees with Fortuny and gives value to the strength of the collective. “It went really well. The team has been amazing, we all get along great and I think that’s why it’s worked. Competition is healthy. We are like a family. I think that is the main reason that has brought us up. Apart from looking out for themselves, everyone looked out for the common good and tried to help their fellow man. Being leaders from the second day has also motivated us a lot. It wasn’t the goal, but, although nobody thought so at first, we put it on ourselves seeing the security the results gave us. The players have never felt pressure because we knew from the first moment that it was up to us,” he says. At the same time, he emphasizes that the promotion of the Escala to the Third Federation is “historic for the club and the city”. “In four years there have been two promotions and with the new pitch next season can be great”, he concludes.
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