UD Las Palmas defeated SD Ponferradina 2-0. Coach García Pimienta acknowledged his happiness with the performance of his team: "We played a fairly full game while being aware of how difficult it would be. It was obvious that it was a patience and self-confidence game. I admire these players for their dedication to their training and their competitive spirit." However, he praised the effort of the rival, saying, "Ponferradina was doing a fantastic defensive job, and we were confident that the goal would come eventually."
"Kaptoum has been in a pre-season process for the past few weeks. Knowing him perfectly, I knew he could give us 60-65 minutes at a good level, and he did," he commented. He also explained that Jonathan Viera's absence was due to a flu process he has been suffering from since the beginning of the week: "As soon as Viera is in perfect condition, he will rejoin the group."
The yellow coach addressed the crowd of over 20,000 at the Estadio Gran Canaria: "As usual, the audience was fantastic. We were fortunate to be able to give them the victory; they deserved it." "There are 13 matchdays left, and when we have four or five matches left, we'll see what we can aim for," he said. He concluded the press conference by focusing on the upcoming match: "We will begin preparing for the extremely difficult match against Andorra on Friday."
