2024-09-25 02:15:00
Oviedo, in just three months, has left the glimmer of glory with his fingers to the return to the Second Division, where they will still be there to fight for promotion. The same thing happened to Eibar, although the armed group fell before the blues in June which brought bitter memories to Oviedo fans. The two groups knew very well what that month meant, because they had to see each other three times in just ten days. And this weekend, three months after all that, they will do it for the fourth time.
The blue team will have the seventh test of the season this Sunday (Carlos Tartiere, 6:30 pm) against Eibar, a team with which he played the last day of the league last season and which is the qualification for the play-off just played. who almost finished and went up to First. Eibar was also qualified after that match for the promotion stage, although in their case as fourth after the victory of Sporting in Elda and the defeat of Racing de Santander against Villarreal B, a team that ended in relegation and at that time there was nothing in danger. .
Alemão tries to stop the EIbar player. / Juan Plaza
Oviedo traveled to Ipurúa based on his own, but eventually fell to Eibar 4-3, with goals from “los Borjas”, two men who did not work in the blue discipline: Borja Sánchez and Borja Bastón . For this reason, Oviedo and Eibar have to meet again to compete in the first stage of the race, which is held in Oviedo. The result was 0-0, so the Carbayones, who were bottom in the league standings, needed a win in that game no matter what. A draw in extra time will help Eibar advance to the next round.
The Carbayón team then traveled to Éibar with the clear intention to stop instead of facing more goals than their rival, so they did: 0-2 with goals from Moyano and Alemão, which settled the tie and gave Oviedo a pass to face Espanyol, who had earned them a tie against Sporting. The rest is history.
And now, three months later, Oviedo and Eibar will meet again in Tartiere after a summer in which both teams have significantly tweaked their squads. The small remnants of the armed team against which Oviedo has to suffer to go forward and the same of a blue team that has made more than ten additions during the summer market.
The Gipuzkoa team has made all kinds of changes, starting with the goal. Last year Luca Zidane protected the three trees of Ipurúa and now Magunagoitia does the same, the goalkeeper signed from Amorebieta, the same club that Sibo has come to Oviedo. In defense, Eibar has five additions compared to last year, although one of its most legendary players, Arbilla, its captain, continues to play for the Eibar team. In the middle of the field there are seven players of the Ipurua team that have been incorporated into this market.
Bretones, Seoane, Colombatto, Yayo and Martín Peláez, celebrating qualification for the tournament in Eibar. / Irma Collin
Oviedo will have to be careful especially with Antonio Puertas, one of the players who performed best during this first competitive season, with three goals and one assist in six games. However, two of the biggest pillars of Eibar last season, Mario Soriano and Aketxe, are no longer playing for them. The first returned from his loan to Deportivo de La Coruña and the second signed for Zaragoza. In the top area there are two additions that Eibar has made, which continues to have Jon Bautista in his front line. Another of the most sensitive losses that the armed group has suffered this summer is that of Stoichkov, who went to Alavés, in the First Division.
But one of the most prominent differences between the two teams is on the bench. Eibarreta’s team continued with Joseba Etxeberria as vice, the coach who played the match against Oviedo. The blues, however, have a new coach, Javi Calleja, who is still in the process of adapting to the club. A win, a draw and a win balanced Oviedo against Eibar three months ago. Let’s see how the account ends.
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