The city of Tarragona is preparing again for the playoffs phase of Ascent to Second Division. The Gimnàstic de Tarragona finished the classification of the 1st RFEF League in fifth place, which means that it will fight again to ascend in a category one year after the last battle: the memory of the match against Málaga CF is still very present in Tarragona and, after a season with ups and downs, The hope of promotion He has dominated the fans of the Club Grana again. He Real Murcia CF It is the team that will have to face if you want to overcome the playoff: the first match will be this Saturday afternoon in Tarragona; And the return, on Saturday, June 7 in Murcia.
If the matches of recent months have not served to motivate the grana fans, a change on the bench two weeks ago added uncertainty at the end of the Nàstic season: the club dismissed by surprise the coach of the last seasons, Dani Vidal, and chose Luis César as the maximum technical leader. The new coach had enough with a draw in Segovia and a house victory to ensure the Playoffs passage to Playoffs, which has recently raised confidence between the Grana parish. Football fever has invaded the city again: The field of New Stadium He has hung again, after a year, the 'Sold Out' poster and the Tarragona City Council has already confirmed that he is preparing the installation of a giant screen to follow the second leg.
The fans regain hope
This Saturday, starting at 6:30 p.m., the Nàstic field will be filled to the flag to receive Real Murcia CF in the first leg: the first fire test for a team that has tried for years, without success, without success, back to second division. The ticket sales rhythm was a good proof of the support enjoyed by the team in its own field: in less than 24 hours, the Nàstic sold the More than 12,000 inputs available of the Nou Estadi Costa Daurada. The team's campaign to fill the stadium perfectly worked, to the point that the speed of the partners and fans caused some problem on the ticket sales platform.
Of all the localities of the Nou Estadi, the Tarraconense club reserved 1,000 tickets for the visiting fans Within the framework of a pact with Murcia, which will allocate the same amount to the displaced people of Tarragona in the second leg. To get these tickets, this Wednesday tails were formed of Garmers in the Nàstic offices that wanted to ensure their presence in Murcia. The second leg will be at the Murcian stadium, The new condominaon Saturday, June 7 from 8:30 p.m.: At the end of the game, you will know which team exceeds the Playoffs phase.
In this sense, the Tarragona City Council has confirmed The installation of a giant screen To continue the second leg, not the first leg, although its location is not yet clear. Sources of the Consistory point out that, throughout the next week, in the days prior to the party, more information will be announced. One of the options is The Francolí Parklocation in which a large screen was already installed in June 2024 to follow the playoff against Malaga.
The precedent of Malaga: a disappointment that is in court
That of this 2025 is a situation similar to what was the Tarraconense team at the end of the regular league in 2024, although the previous results gave more hope to followers. The playoffs phase against Málaga CF resulted in a 2-1 in Andalusian lands and with a 2-2 agonizing in Tarragona, an extension included, which ended with the South team promoted to Second Division. In the opinion of Nàstic, the referee of the party made A little impartial arbitration in the second leg In favor of the Andalusian team, which led to the Club Grana to investigate it and to denounce it for documentary falsehood and sports corruption, in December last year.
Thus, the Nàstic became the first club of the State to denounce a collegiate for arbitration. The judicial process reached this week at a turning point: the declaration of the investigated referee, Eder Mallo, who claimed to have felt “fear” and feared for his physical integrity at the end of the party. The final result with Málaga put an end drastically to a great season of Nàstic, in a match that still continues today In the memory of many Granas followers: This can be a new redemption opportunity for the Tarragona team.
