Tenerife take to the pitch in honour of De Miguel and beat Ceuta 2-0

Tenerife took to the pitch for the first time since the death of forward Jesus De Miguel in the Spanish Segunda Division. Before the match against Ceuta, a one-minute silence was held, accompanied by a long standing ovation.

De Miguel died on 3 November. The day before, he had collided with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono in a home league match. In the ninth minute of that match, play was stopped, footage of De Miguel was shown in the stadium and applause rang out again. Similar tributes were held in the first and second division matches in Spain last week.

Tenerife supporters unfurled a banner reading "Jesus De Miguel, 9, forever blue and white." Nacho Gil scored the opener in the fortieth minute and celebrated by showing De Miguel's shirt to the stands. Gil also revealed a message beneath his shirt reading "Demi, always in our hearts." Demi was De Miguel's nickname.

Neal Viereck made it 2-0 four minutes from the end. With this win, Tenerife ended a six-match winless run. In the league, Tenerife are 14th, while Ceuta are in last place.

The club had postponed the match against Granada scheduled for last week and invited supporters to the stadium in De Miguel's honour. The squad and coaching staff had visited both Heliodoro and Navahermosa, where De Miguel was buried, three days earlier.