After a few months gone unnoticed, the Spanish-Honduran striker, Jonathan Mejía, became the news, after Alcoyano started with his team eliminating Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey.
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Considered a dream come true for our compatriot, Jona Mejía believes that the locality and the courage to do things well were essential for achieving the historical challenge.
“Real Madrid was not used to playing on a pitch like the one we show, a small pitch and it occurred to any teammate that we could eliminate Real Madrid,” he said on the Cinco Deportivo program.
He also said: “Finally, when the referee blew the whistle for the end, we all remained a little unbelieving, which is not done every day due to the obvious difference in budget and we were lucky to do so. ”.
As for the motivation that led them to achieve this. “The motivation exists since we know that we will face Real Madrid, the best players in the world. The only thing the coach asked us to do was have fun and try to play our game. If we had options to take their advantage, in the end it is a dream that each of us has fulfilled ”.
And he adds. “We saw him individually and the whole team, the truth is that it is something to live it and we will enjoy it for a long time. If you saw it, it is clear that Madrid had dominance, chances, but in the end we made it complicated and it was to score a goal and with one player less. “
ABOUT REAL MADRID SHIRTS
Catracho told how the Real Madrid players gave them the shirts. “Real Madrid, as a big and imposing club, showed it once again. Before the game, three or four days before, he contacted our club and told them to make a list of shirts “In the photo, you can see the shirt that everyone chose. That says a lot about a club like Real Madrid.”
Mejía was one of those who posed with Benzema. “Like me, there were three or four colleagues who chose Benzema’s shirt and, in this respect, they are very grateful to Real Madrid.”
GOAL SCORED TODAY
After the joy of Real Madrid’s elimination from the Copa del Rey, Alcoyano received Orihuela and defeated them 2-0, where Jona Mejía scored one of the two goals.
“I was lucky this morning and after beating Real Madrid and with the fatigue that many teammates had, the team is full of confidence and I was lucky to score a goal. It was a piece that I caught the ball in three quarters , I turn, in front and I am lucky that the ball enters close to the post “.
And sure. “I feel good seven months after I was stopped by the pandemic that affected us all and we had a bad time because I’m not used to stopping for even three days. I’m very happy and we have to keep going.”
CUP OF THE KING
Alcoyano also met his next rival in the round of 16 of the Copa de Rey. “Everything that comes is a prize for us, it was before with Real Madrid and Huesca, two teams from the first division, but we all know that playing with Athletic Bilbao is very complicated, they opt for the King’s Cup, He played many finals and we are clear that we will feel bad in that game, but we will try to get up. “
JONA SAYS GOODBYE TO HER SELECTION
After a dream come true to wear the colors of the national team, Jona Mejía takes a step to the side and makes sure it’s time for other footballers to have a chance at H.
“When I was in the national team, things were not given to me as I wanted for various reasons and I reached this point when I was 32 years old, I have to be realistic with myself and this is the time for the other players. I always go with the national team, I am waiting, but at the moment there are young players who deserve this and will come to do good things. I need to focus on my club, my family and what’s coming is welcome. “
He also says: “I had the opportunity, but for various reasons both for me and for the way I play, it is clear that it was not taken advantage of, but I will always be very happy that I reached the national team, but today I have to I focus on what the club is, because there are more colleagues with more energy and who reach the national team. “
ABOUT “CHOCO” LOZANO
Jona Mejía has always been very admired for the talent that Antony “Choco” Lozano possesses and now she confirms it with the good step she takes in Cádiz.
“Choco” Lozano is a player piece, I’ve always said it and it shows. We see that in a team where Álvaro Negredo is, he plays and takes his place, which tells the season what he does. I follow him and see the summaries and every time I can see him live I do it. For me, “Choco” does something incredible and I think he has a lot to give here. “
And he adds: “We all know the type of player that is“ Choco ”Lozano and we see that when he is given minutes he takes advantage of them. He does a spectacular and incredible defensive job in the offensive, he gives solutions to the team. I think he has a great margin for improvement, because he is still young. “
As for the coincidences that Lozano scored and eliminated with his team in the Copa del Rey. “I was very happy when I saw ‘Choco’ scoring the goal and then we eliminated him too, it’s a coincidence, but something very nice.”