Play-off and Girona are synonymous. They go hand in hand. The Catalan team is a real specialist in this type of qualifier. What has been the most contentious thing since this format was established? They are already six their holdings and the previous five, not yet knowing what the outcome of the current one will be, have not ended with a good aftertaste because the ascent has always ended up fading. It will be time to enjoy a new opportunity in which it will be the third consecutive final. All three, just after going down from First to Second. If against Elche (2020) i Vallecano Ray (2021) things did not go well, always with the return to Montilivi, now the outcome will be out. The rival, Tenerife, executioner of Las Palmas in the other semifinal.
In 2013 it was l’Almeria. There was no way: 0-1 and 3-0, no discussion. In 2016, the Osasuna. A 2-1 in Pamplona and another disappointment at home, with the 0-1. Then came the two most recent beatings. Against Elche, 0-0 to Martínez Valero and a painful 0-1, the day Stuani was sent off in a rather rigorous decision. The fourth final, last year. With joy in the field of Rayo (1-2) and major disappointment in the last chapter, back in the stadium: 0-2. This 2022 is the fifth chapter. A new finale, the third in a row and with an unprecedented rival in a promotion. Tenerife has just eliminated Las Palmas and the two closest precedents, those of the same season, play in their favor. In the first round, 2-1 to Heliodoro Rodríguez López due to goals from Mellot and Enric Gallego. In the second part of the calendar, in Montilivi, one of the best performances of the course did not help Girona to neutralize the 0-1, the work of Mario González.
However, the cross has not always come out. Both teams have faced each other 19 times and the balance is fairly even: 7 wins for Girona, 6 draws and 6 wins for Tenerife. One of these, on June 13, 2009 (0-1, Kome’s goal) helped the Canarian team, then coached by José Luis Oltra, to advance to the Primera in a mathematical way.
Tickets, starting tomorrow
The first leg of the play-offs arrives on Saturday and will be in Montilivi. The club will put them on sale tomorrow tickets from 11 am and members will have priority to purchase, enjoying a discount from the 40 percent off the retail price Generally. On Tuesday they will only be able to buy a ticket and on Wednesday, from 9 am to 5 pm, they will be able to buy three more per card – or four for those who have not bought one the day before. From Thursday from 5 pm until Saturday, the sale process will be open to everyone. For members, prices range from 21 euros (goal) until 43.80 euros from the high gallery. However, all non-members will have to pay between 35 and 73 euros.
