The Royal Spanish Federation of Soccer decided that tonight’s derby between the UD Las Palmas and the CD Tenerife It will be played at a schedule that does not leave both fans happy, although it raises more blisters for the Gran Canarian. The 700 yellow fans who travel to the neighboring island will have to wait until 9:00 p.m. and from then on the stopwatch will start running with three possible marks. depending on whether the match concludes in the 90 minutes of play, in extra time or in a hypothetical penalty shootout. In all of them, there is a guardian angel who will ensure that the followers are brought home: Naviera Armas.
The transport company together with the immeasurable management of Adrián Brito reached an agreement in which the shipping company will have a ship waiting at 00:30 hours in case the match ends without having to go to an extension of another 30 minutes of game, and even penalties if necessary. Whatever happens, Armas will wait for the conclusion of the tie so that the 700 UD fans who come to the Heliodoro Rodríguez López can be in Gran Canaria on Monday and can go to their jobs or academic pursuits after the Fred Olsen shipping company will decline the option of transferring the followers and employ the same wait that Armas will do.
The return could even be delayed until 2:00 in the morning because of what it would imply. transfer of the yellow fans from the Tenerife stadium to port from Santa Cruz de Tenerife accompanied by members of the State Security Forces and Corps who escort them all the way.
Same situation that will occur upon the arrival of the first 300 fans who arrive on the Armas ship that sets sail at 4:30 p.m. from the Nelson Mandela Dam. They will always be escorted by the police on the classic path that takes fans from Puerto Tenerife to Heliodoro Rodríguez López.
“The difference between those who go there and those who return on the way back is because some had already managed the trip for a long time and are going to go to Tenerife by other means of transport,” says Guacimara Sosa, president of the Federation of UD supporters clubs.
Likewise, the person in charge of representing the Las Palmas fans, who lives every UD game with enthusiasm as always, but this one with even more reason, reminds all Las Palmas fans “not to forget their scarves” and that They will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Nelson Mandela, when the concentration of the members of the associated clubs of the Federation is finalized.
It is estimated that at the conclusion of the match, the 700 supporters of the Sports Union will gather at the capital’s dock on the neighboring island and fill the Armas boat, which has capacity for 1,000 passengers.
All this after the round trip cost a total of 33 euros thanks of course to Adrián Brito.
