We'll have to wait until the end of September to find out who will face them in this highly anticipated debut. The match is scheduled for October 9th or 10th.
Ontiñena CF has already identified the three possible opponents they could face in the highly anticipated preliminary round of the Copa del Rey: CD Baztan KE from Navarre , CF Sporting Mahón from the Balearic Islands, and Unió Esportiva Vic from Catalonia are the potential candidates to face Tito Peinado's team in a historic match for the Ontiñena side.
“Teams with a rich history”
With the identities of the contenders for the preliminary round, which always holds surprises, now revealed, those within Ontiñena are crossing their fingers that the draw, expected to take place in the last week of September, will result in them playing at El Balsal . “These are very large municipalities with a long history in the Third Division and even in the Second Division B,” says Hugo Lax, the club's president, in statements to the Diario del Bajo Cinca.
When asked about any particular preference, Lax says it hasn't yet been possible to study the rivals in depth. However, the quality of all three is well known: "They are very strong and have a rich history," he emphasizes.
And since a preference for one opponent or another is still not feasible, Ontineña is pinning its hopes on the possibility of the match being played at home . This will also be decided by the draw itself, but Lax is clear: “Like everyone else, we would really like to play at home because that way we would have our fans behind us,” not forgetting that at El Balsal they can put on a much stronger performance as they continue fighting for “the objective of advancing to the next round,” which would give them an automatic berth against a first-division club.
“Whatever we get, we’ll welcome it because this has been a gift ,” concludes the president of Ontiñena, who are already biting their nails at the prospect of continuing to live a dream worthy of the Copa del Rey.
