Esperanza Delay Lodge. Sunday noon. HE Atticgo CBM Elche He is faced with a new appointment to write a new golden page in his long history. This time at European level. Ahead, 120-minute draw Mecalia Atlético Guardes. 60 of them will be played indoors. First. The aim is to earn the highest possible income to travel to Galicia as the main candidate to play in the final of the competition.
There will be no unknown opponent ahead this time. They are not Serbian or Icelandic. Atticgo Elche and Atletico Guardés know each other well. There will be few surprises in this EHF European Cup semi-final that allows a Spanish team to qualify for the final. In fact, they have already met this course twice. Frangiverde won both times: 24-21 in September and 23-24 in February.
led by players Joaquin Rocamora Until the Granollers attack, they hope to make up for the nepotism that their previous two victories have given them, although they have received a warning of what will happen if they don’t show the version that has made them look nearly invincible in recent months. The asylum from Elche last Wednesday. If you had to stumble, this was probably the ideal moment. Now is the time to get up.
for him, Rocamora continues, unable to trust injured Danila So Delgado and Ivet Monsoon. In principle there are only two casualties. The absence of the first, in a glorious moment of loss, presupposes the attack of the franciverdes. It’s not easy to recover from the loss of a player with the physique and shooting like So Delgado’s, but Rocamora and his coaching team will look for formulas to find other ways to score, often with more confidence in other options like Zaira. Benítez, Raquel More or Tessa van Zijl.
The other trick to getting the best possible result won’t be on the track. The club hopes the best possible environment On an emotional day when they want to dedicate a victory to Fernando Ayala, a wealthy team player who sadly passed away during the Elche Half Marathon last week.
Guardés, at the time
«We need a great result to defend with guarantees on a course as tough as Guardés.» warned Rocamora in his statements before the duel, pointing to four or five loan goals as a desirable advantage. Despite this, the Oriolan coach expects a more balanced match in the vein of the usual clashes between the two teams and warns of the good form of his opponent, who has collected five consecutive wins.
“They have mobile pivots that are hard to defend because they are very sharp and have a very good continuity principle,” Rocamora said. aggression in one-on-one situations. “We will have to change the attack times we are used to. “If we can dominate these positions, we will have a lot more options.”
This is how Atticgo Elche faces a new chapter in its history. So close is the option to reach the first European final against an opponent before the same milestone. The best result in continental competition for the Galicians was the semi-finals of the 2021 European Cup, where they lost to Málaga. On the way, they “eliminated” the Franjiverdes in round 16 due to covid-19 not showing up.. This time the battle will take place on the track.