When in his first modern experience in a play-off of ascent to First Divisionthe 2012-13 season, the Girona lost 0-1 in the first leg of the final againstAlmeriaeveryone saw a utopia thinking about turning the tie around Mediterranean Games. The potential of Almeria, much superior, and the physical limitations of a Girona that arrived with the tongue out confirmed it (3-0). This year, however, things are very different. Obviously the 0-0 on Saturday at Montilivi gives advantage to Tenerife and forces Girona to win, by force in theHeliodorus to climb, but that doesn’t mean it’s an impossible mission. This Girona has grown a lot and is ready, as already shown in Eibar in the semifinals, to turn an unfavorable result (0-1) in an atmosphere contrary to Ipurua (0-2). The sensations left by the 0-0 the day before yesterday were very different from those of the first match with Eibar, in which the nerves of Girona collapsed. Against Tenerife, those of Michel they dominated the game from top to bottom and enjoyed, few, yes, but the best chances to score. A very complete match was played by Girona, who deserved a little more luck against a team that came to secure the tie and got it.
The 0-0, therefore, forces Girona to win imperiously in Tenerife on Sunday. Difficult? Yes. Impossible? No. The Girona team has been the seventh best visitor in the category in the regular season with a record of 26 points spread over 7 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats. Of these results, the draws and defeats, of course, would not serve Girona on Sunday. Yes, they will do the 7 victories to which we must add two more to the Copa and another in Eibar at play-off. In total, there have been 10 victories for Michel this year away from home and, therefore, repeating any of these results would lead to success. The ten examples have been collected in Miranda (1-2), Fuenlabrada (1-2), Royal Society B (1-2), Huesca (0-1), the palms (1-3), Almeria (0-1) i Alcorcon (0-1), in addition to Puertollano (1-5) and Huesca (0-1) in the Cup and Eibar (0-2) in the play-off. Of course, except for the duel against him Calvo Soteloof 2a RFEF, none of the triumphs of Girona has been clear and forceful and in all of them has had to suffer to ensure it. Achieving one more is the big goal of Michel in the last game of the season.
In Tenerife, while the president of the council said Friday that he had everything ready for the celebration of the promotion, the coach Lluís Miquel Ramis tried to curb the euphoria after the 0-0. “The sports cemetery is full of favorite teams. We are not, ”he said. In this sense, the numbers of Tenerife this season in the Heliodoro are not for rocket launching. The Canarian team, which, let’s remember, is the best visitor in the category, does not have any spectacular numbers at home. In fact, it is just the 12th best local team in the category with 32 points. Of the 21 matches of League who has played for Heliodoro, has lost 7, results that would serve Girona to go up. mirandésEibar, Las Palmas, ValladolidAlmeria, Malaga i Cartagena they have shown the way to Girona.