The Jimbee pays tribute to ‘Pichica’ in the IV Isaac Peral Trophy

The Isaac Peral Trophy, which serves as the presentation of the Jimbee Cartagena to his team, will return on August 31 after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic caused by Covid. The match will be played at half past eight in the afternoon and the rival will be Ejido Futsal, a Second team.

It will be a good opportunity for the fans to get to know their team up close just a week and a half before the start of the league against Real Betis, on the weekend of September 9-11. Admission will also be free, with which the melon club intends to have a great atmosphere in the Palacio de los Deportes de Cartagena as a prelude to an exciting season.

The meeting will also serve to honor Juan González, better known as ‘Pichica’, who has been a kit man for more than 400 team games and who was especially important in the worst times of Cartagena’s futsal

Miguel Ángel Jiménez was excited about the match: «We are eager to play in front of our fans and to give it to ‘Pichica’, who is the team’s alma mater and is much loved in the city. We want to recognize his love for futsal in the city », he said.

The councilor for sports, Álvaro Valdés, thanked the president of Jimbee for the invitation. “We are committed to this team. We hope that this season will be the special one that all the fans need. We started it with this meeting at the house of sports in Cartagena », he said.

Spare part for Juanpi

Jiménez also announced that a replacement is being sought for Juanpi, who will be absent until the second round: «From the moment of his injury we have to look for something because it is a long-term injury. We are making the maximum effort to replace it », he asserted.

In addition, he was ambitious with the fact of increasing the social mass and believes that the campaign is on the right track: “Our goal is to exceed 1,500 subscribers. Around the holidays it will be achieved. There is a push with the issue of the bases, with a social mass that is yet to come. In a couple of weeks we will announce the achievement of this figure that I just gave », he said.

Finally, he announced that there will be changes to some aspects of the Palacio de los Deportes: “We are going to change some things during the year on our field, with the help of the City Council, to get the most out of it,” he concluded.