Celta celebrates birthday in Balaídos in the best possible way – StadiumDB.com

On Saturday 23 August, Celta Vigo celebrated its 101st anniversary in the stadium that has been linked to the Celestes since the club’s beginnings. A select group of fans were invited to a special tour of Balaídos, after which they greeted the players of the Celta – Valencia CF match. The icing on the cake was the victory over the Bats in front of a full house.

101 years, 101 visitors

On August 23, 1923, the two local clubs Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna met. create the club Celta through a mergerTwo years later, construction began on the Estadio Abanca Balaídos. Inaugurated in 1928, the stadium witnessed Celta’s greatest successes in the 1970/71, 2002/03 and 2016/17 seasons, as well as long treacherous runs in the Segunda and desperate battles to remain in the Primera División.

Exactly 101 years later, in the same stadium, Celta Vigo celebrated its birthday in the presence of 101 fans The selection was made through a competition. On Friday, the lucky fans visited the club’s modest museum and the stadium itself and entered the pitch through the players’ tunnel. They also had the opportunity to sit on the substitutes’ bench or behind a table in the press room.

A wonderful birthday

Probably the most important moment of the day for the 101 fans, however, was the welcome to the players from Celta Vigo and Valencia CF. 101 blue flags raised The pitch rose into the air as the 22 players entered the pitch through the same tunnel that the fans had previously walked through.

Before the game began, the anthem for the club’s 100th anniversary was sung – Oliveira Dos Cen Anos – and a pyrotechnic demonstration. 23,519 fans came to the stands because all tickets were sold out. The only empty seats were those of the socio who did not show up for the game, as well as some seats in the guest sector.

Stadium before the match between Celta and Valencia

The enthusiasm of the fans was dampened in the 14th minute by Diego Lopez, whose header gave Valencia the lead. Amid the cheers of the fans and thanks to the genius of Iago Aspas and Oscar Mingueza, Celta turned the game around and went into the dressing rooms with a score of 2:1. The score could have been even higher if Mamardashvili had not saved the penalty from the Celestes captain.

In the 59th minute, Fran Beltrán sealed the victory. scored an absolute hit This has the potential to be the most beautiful goal of the season. The final score of 3:1 enabled Celta maintain their position as leaders of La Liga after 2 roundsA dream birthday at Abanca Balaídos.