A historic milestone for sport in Mijas. Club Polideportivo Mijas-Las Lagunas has been promoted from Tercera RFEF, and celebrations began immediately. Following the 0-0 draw between Melilla and Motril on Wednesday the 6th, the goal difference meant the Las Lagunas side no longer needed a result in their final match in Granada this Sunday the 10th. They could therefore start celebrating their hard-earned and well-deserved promotion to Segunda RFEF, the fourth tier of Spanish football, just as they did at the Regino Hernández Martín Sports Complex. Similar celebrations are expected this Sunday when they return to Mijas after facing Granada B.

“I am speechless”, said the president of CP Mijas-Las Lagunas, José Manuel Quero. “We have managed to become Tercera RFEF champions in only our second year as newcomers and reach Segunda RFEF. It is almost unbelievable”, he concluded.

The coach did not expect to reach this position either. José Antonio García acknowledged on Wednesday that it has been a “very tough” season: “We started the season with many doubts, but this group always believed, kept working, and kept faith in the coaching staff”.

“The reward has finally arrived, and it is a source of great joy”, summed up team captain, Cristóbal Jiménez, who watched the decisive match with his teammates in a bar. “It’s a historic moment for the club”, added the captain, recalling that just a few years ago, they were in “Primera Andaluza, a provincial category”.

 

“Historic” and “unforgettable” were the two words chosen by the club’s sporting director, José Miguel Sánchez, to define the feat: “We are incredibly proud and happy with all the work we’ve been doing”.

Finally, the councillor for Sport, Mari Francis Alarcón (PP), also valued this achievement: “Wednesday was an important day because no team from Mijas has ever reached this category. Now we hope they finish it off in style this Sunday in Granada”.

 

Share it with this link: https://mijasint.com/?a=38004