The date of October 7, 2017 will go to the history of sport in Cartagena for many reasons, and will do so linked to a name: Juanpi.
The wing of Plásticos Romero Cartagena FS was the first to score for the local team in the first official match played in the Palace of Sports of the port city.
Not only that, but he was the best of the team, with two other assists that in the end offered two goals that gave the Cartagena team the tie in a shock that seemed lost at the break.
The duel of regional rivalry between Plásticos Romero Cartagena FS and El Pozo Murcia was attended by the acting mayor, Juan Pedro Torralba, Councilor for Quality of Life, Francisco Calderón, Councilor for Public Safety, Francisco Aznar, Councilor for Sports , Ricardo Segado, councilor and spokesman José López, the delegate of Social Services, Carmen Martín del Amor, the Councilor for Sustainable Development and Transparency, María José Soler, the Councilor for Finance, Isabel García, and other representatives of the groups of the opposition of the Consistory as Francisco Espejo, Teodora Guillen, Alvaro Valdés or Esperanza Nieto, among others, as well as the General Director of Sports of the Autonomous Community, Alonso Gómez.
The epic comeback of those of Juan Carlos Guillamón in a fast party, with a half for each set, will be long remembered for the spectacle that was lived in the event that served as premiere to the central track, which bears the name of the eternal captain, Javi Matía.
And there could be no better way to inaugurate the running of the facility in official competition than with goals in the framework of a regional derby in the top flight category against El Pozo Murcia before the Spanish Television cameras, rebroadcast live through Teledeporte, which can be repeated online.
However, those of Juan Carlos Guillamón had to suffer to get a starting point;
the same thing that suffered the local fans to see that it was Alex, a player of the visiting table, who was also linked to the history of the Sports Palace for being the one who scored the first so much there after a lateral throwing Matteus that crossed the whole field for the Murcia to shoot the net from the edge of the area.
Only four minutes were enough for the visitors to end the solid defense defensive proposed by the whole Cartagena, although Fernandez was about to return the match to the light by staying alone with Fede, who won the match and stole the options to return the tables.
Then, Andresito came by the right wing and put it to Elias, who was waiting for him to the second post, ready to push the second inside.
Just a couple of minutes later it seemed that the Murcia definitely sentenced the clash in a corner kick that Miguelín for Alex, again, who came from behind just to the front to beat Raul for the third time with a powerful shot.
The local goal could not do anything and the Cartagena returned the seriousness to the defensive facet and tried to cut distances several times but without luck until reaching the recess.
Precisely the break was a turning point in the script of the confrontation of regional rivalry and everything changed from the resumption, something that was proven early on when Juanpi, proper name of the meeting that set a great performance, very supportive in defense and director of the attack, opened the can for the locals.
A robbery of Rahali prompted the pass that came to his boots to leave sold to Fede and give back the hopes to a hobby that was beginning to sing the 'yes you can' and to turn the Palace of Sports into a boiler.
And the best was yet to come.
Arriving at the equator of the second act, Juanpi again made the protagonism with a recovery in the medullary and placed a long assistance to Fernandez, who wrote down to put the fear in the mood of the visiting picture.
Shortly Fernandez who came down the left flank from the middle of the field, passed to Juanpi, again, who in a masterful move was unleashed of their marks and the Brazilian Pelé culminated the magnificent combination of the team splicing the cross assistance that this gave him and put the madness in the stand of the new installation with the final 3-3.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena