Europe continues to discover “warriors” franchises. HE AtticGo CBM Elche In the first match played on Asturias soil (20-24), they had already left the track on the track and beat Motive.Co Gijón by force in a draw they confirmed in the second match, documenting their place among the top four teams in the EHF European Cup (20-24). , 49-40 generally in favor of women from Elche).
The seriousness of the players Joaquin Rocamora The stake they took was evident from the very first moment. After five loan goals in the first game, Elche closed the goal in the first 6 minutes 41 seconds at the start of the second leg. It was then that the Gijón team had to fire their first target with a missile from Arroyo. Previously, Do Nascimento, Wolfs and So Delgado brought the situation to 0-3 in the electronic game. Any reaction is prohibited.
The good start continued with a situation of superiority that could lead to Elche being punished. It wasn’t. The natives showed their pride and ate small bites until the difference was even (4-4, min.16).
At the time, Mendez’s appearance was a star. He stole a ball, went on the counter and forced Zarco, one of Asturias’ pillars, to exclude for a second time. He then additionally turned the 7-metre shot himself, where the referees penalized Gijón.
The passing of minutes gave Rocamora enough peace of mind to even take a test.. He cleared the goal to gain the upper hand with his two centers (Zhukova and Wolfs) on the parquet at the end of the first half. The two leading goals in the first half (seven in total) heralded a very calm second half.
another great start
The start of the second half was even better for Franjiverde’s interests, and Asturian buried any motivating message uttered in the locker room. This time the score of the local team lasted for nine and a half minutes and the draw was determined with the lead almost all of the second half (9-15, min.39).
The final stage of the duel took place between Rocamora’s scattering of the minutes and the locals’ urge to hold back and enjoy their last minutes in the European competition. Thus, Delgado became the top scorer for AtticGo Elche, this time with 6 goals.and Morales once again left his moments of true inspiration behind the sticks.
With the sound of the horn in the Palacio de Deportes, a more intensely decided draw was ended by some Franjiverdes “warriors” who knew how to implement player rotation in both Elche and Gijón. Another step in the European competition for the Elche team. And not just anyone. Asset reached the semi-finals of the continental competition for the first time in its history..
match paper
MOTIVE.CO GIJÓN: Alonso (p). Diana Fernandez (ps); Zarco, Valdivia (4), Faria (1), González (2), Cacheda, Palomo (2), Torreira, Laguna, Novovic (1), Lucía Fernández, Vallina, De Andrés (4) and Arroyo (5).
ATTICGO CBM ELCHE: Morales (s), Rodrigues (ps); Zhukova, Van Zijl (3), Oppedal, Guilabert, Méndez (4), Andreu (1), So Delgado (6), Gascó (1), Flores, Benítez (2), Wolfs (2), Bernabé, Do Nascimento ( 2) and More (2).
SCORE EVERY 5′: 0-2, 1-3, 3-4, 6-6, 7-8, 8-10 (rest); 8-13, 9-15, 12-16, 14-20, 18-22 and 20-24.
REFEREES: Zan Puksic and Miha Satler (Slovene). They excluded Zarco (2) and De Andrés for locals and Méndez (2) and Wolfs for visitors.
EVENTS: The return match of the quarter-finals of the EHF European Cup, played at the Palacio de los Deportes in Gijón. In the first leg, AtticGo Elche had won 25-20. Global qualifying round: 49-40 in favor of women from Elche.