EF Gavà and Mercantil, Youth Honorees

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05/24/2023 at 06:30

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After being champions of Youth Preference, Gavanenses and Sabadellenses achieved promotion for the second consecutive year and will be in Division of Honor

José Manuel Serrano and Marc Xalabarder, coaches of both teams, review the promotion for SPORT

Jose Manuel Serrano and Marc Xalabarder They have specialized in chaining promotions in Catalan football. They are, respectively, coaches of the Gava Soccer School and the Tradethe new equipment of the Youth Honor Division.

In the case of the first -with the promotion in their pocket the day before-, also brand new league champions after winning the Spanish B in their field and unseat blue and white and Barça B from their hegemony in the category. “It was a utopia, at no time did we consider being champions or ascending,” he said Highlander to SPORT.

Glory also allied with ‘xala’ and his Trade. He kept up his fight with Gimnàstic Manresa for the second promotion place until his last breath and did not fail at Joan Murtró against Cornellà B. The coach of the Sabadellense club considers that “promotion was not an objective as such. Setting an objective is an obligation and we did not want that. In the end, it has been a dream.”

start to believe

The second round of the EF Gavà has been spectacular. He only lost on matchday 26 against Barca B (2-1). “Going ahead gave us confidence in our options. The players are intelligent, the discourse did not change at any time, but they were aware that it was possible and, therefore, they fought until the end”, he assured Jose Manuel Serrano.

Unlike his fellow climber, the success of the glory of the Mercantil was forged after an optimal first lap based on your aspirations. The only team capable of defeating the people of Sabadell was Espanyol B, on matchday 13 of the competition (2-1). “We have been a very stable team throughout the year. The turning point has been that the team has taken a step forward in the most difficult moments.” explained the Mercantile technician, Marc ‘Xala’.

The people of Valles are already enjoying a well-deserved vacation. To the Gava Soccer School Other challenges await him, such as the Youth Championship of Catalonia. the gavanense team will host Olot in the quarterfinals of this competition, a single match. APA Poble Sec-Barça, Espanyol-Lloret and At. Segre-Damm will be the other pairings. “We are going to continue with the same philosophy, we want to be champions. Likewise, we are not favorites but whatever happens, it has been the best season of my life. I have enjoyed the road like never before because, it is no longer what. It is the how”, he affirms Highlander.

The other face

He Gimnastic Manresa, third in contention in the fight for promotion after the great season of EF Gavà and Mercantil, stayed for the second year in a row at the gates of the Division of Honor. At the bottom of the table, Lleida Esportiu, Cerdanyola, Unification Bellvitge and Jabac Terrassa They are Preferred teams.

He Figueras Jordi Bolasell, fifth from the bottom, falls dragged by an uncompensated Catalan descent from the Division of Honor. The only door to hope for any of them would be a possible expansion of the National League to 18 clubs. We will have to wait.



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