Levante paid, in the run-up to the match against Elche in a Ciutat de València packed with 23,000 spectators, an emotional tribute to the victims of the Dana on October 29 in a tribute in which some players from the football clubs participated affected by the floods and in which, in addition to observing a minute of silence, the regional anthem of the Valencian Community was played.
The tribute began fifteen minutes before the start of the match against Elche, scheduled for 6:30 p.m., when the president of the Levante Foundation, María Dolores Boluda, placed a bouquet of flowers on the seat of the authorities’ box that occupied by José Luis Marín, patron of the Levante Foundation and who died due to the floods on October 29.
Next, Rubén Marqués, professor at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Valencia and soloist of the Valencian Community Orchestra, performed the “Himne regional valencià” by the composer José Serrano in one of the most exciting moments of the afternoon, on the day in which the one in which professional football returned to Valencia.
Before starting the match, a rigorous minute of silence was observed, without music and in darkness, and Levante also had a special memory for both José Luis Marín and Vicente Tarancón, founder and president of Luanvi, a brand that visited Levante for years and who also lost his life during the dana.
“Always with our people, More than you believe”
A total of four thousand people were invited to the match, including players from teams such as Discóbolo La Torre, FBCD Catarroja, Interchiva or Algemesí CF, as well as their families, and 160 of them actively participated in the different tributes by wearing a giant senyera. , donated by Real Madrid, which they deposited in the center of the field.
Before, at the stroke of five in the afternoon, an hour and a half before the start of the clash, the president of Levante, Pablo Sánchez, received a group of about three hundred club subscribers who were affected outside the Ciutat de València. by the dana and who have arrived at the stadium in buses chartered by the entity.
In addition, the names of all the affected municipalities will remain labeled on the upper ring of the Ciutat de València stadium “at least throughout this season so that their presence, their memory and their memory remain in us and are present in every match that the first teams play.” Levante teams as well as in each and every one of the actions carried out in the Ciutat.”
Motto that Levante will wear on their shirt during the match
The Levante players, who took to the field with mud-stained shirts in honor of the volunteers, will play the match against Elche with the usual Barça outfit, but instead of the main sponsor they will wear the following phrase on their chest, in Valencian : “Always with our people, More than you believe.”
On the shirt, they will also wear a legend that says in Valencian: “In tribute to all of you who were there when we needed you.” On the back, the elastic band bears the list of the municipalities affected by the storm in memory of all the victims and victims.
These shirts, which will be signed, will be auctioned starting Monday afternoon on the Levante website, with a starting price of 100 euros, and will be available for two weeks.
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