UD SIA Benigànim hosted Valencia Mestalla in the most special match. The Valencia CF reserve team competed for the first time at the home of the SIA Academy first team. The result was almost unbeatable. The ‘ganxuts’ earned a valuable draw against the future stars of Mestalla.
The Tercera RFEF group 6 match was vibrant. UD SIA Benigànim took a 2-0 lead, beating players who have already made their LaLiga Santander debut. Valencia CF ended up equalising late in the game. A great experience for the first team of Soccer Inter-Action.
UD SIA Benigànim 2-2 Valencia CF Mestalla
The best way to show the great work done at the SIA Center is with results like this weekend. A draw against Valencia CF. The competition leaders were outplayed by the ‘ganxuts’. Only the Valencianistas’ punch had an effect.
How was the first part?
UD SIA Benigànim are true to their style. The SIA Academy first team didn’t mind playing against the leaders of the category. Playing out from the back, they had several chances to score. In one of them, the Valencian defence committed a penalty. Valencia CF youth player Javi Berenguer made it 1-0 in the 33rd minute.
The first half was to end with several chances for Valencia Mestalla. The ‘ganxut’ goalkeeper Salva was at his best. The former SD Ponferradina player stopped every attempt on the visitors’ goal. At half-time, 1-0 and great excitement in the packed Benigànim stands,
How did the second part develop?
The rest of the goals came after half time. UD SIA Benigànim made it 2-0 with a goal from Iván García from a pass from Israel in the 65th minute, and the hard work paid off against Valencia CF. The leaders of the category were brought to their knees by the young stars of the SIA Academy.
Valencia Mestalla had great individual quality to pull the game back. Fran Pérez made it 2-1 in the 69th minute with a great goal from a direct free kick. Mario Musy, after a rebound, made it 2-2 in the 87th minute.
Playing in the RFEF Third Division with SIA Academy
UD SIA Benigànim players are still fighting to become elite players in Spanish football. Competing in Tercera RFEF against clubs like Valencia CF is a big step. The fifth division allows them to compete in the whole of the Comunitat and in the best elite sporting facilities.
SIA Academy player, Jorge Ruiz, made a statement after the match against Valencia CF. The left-back spoke about his feelings about the game, how he sees the team and what he expects from the next match against Elche CF’s reserve team.
This weekend it was the turn of Valencia CF. Previously they have competed against Villarreal CF or Elche CF. Subsidiaries of clubs currently playing in LaLiga Santander. Many football scouts remain very attentive to the rivals of these teams in Tercera RFEF.
Football scouts in the Third Division RFEF
Clubs like Valencia CF generate great expectation wherever they go. Both among fans and football professionals. Scouts flock to RFEF Third Division stadiums to hunt for young talent. Especially when they compete against the youth teams of elite clubs.
Many scouts have come to the Municipal de Benigànim to follow the trail of UD SIA Benigànim players. Playing in Tercera RFEF with the first team of SIA Academy is a great opportunity for your football to be seen. An unmissable springboard to the elite.
Football Trials at SIA Academy
If you think you have enough talent and want to try out for UD SIA Benigànim, SIA Academy gives you the opportunity. Come to the Soccer Inter-Action football trials. You will be able to train with the team and live a great experience in the high performance centre. Football players from India, Argentina, United States, Chile or Mauritania have already done it.
A great example is SiddarthBapodra. The Indian striker has earned his place in the team. Now, he plays regularly and even scores important goals for UD SIA Benigànim..
