Handball Benidorm gave Giant step forward in options to compete in Europe next season, Abanca defeated Ademar León (28-27) with a goal by Jules Lignieres in the last second.

The goal of the French A great second half for Fernando Latorre’s teamHe once again found his most decisive players in goalkeeper Roberto Rodriguez, center Oliver and Argentina’s James Lewis Parker.

Calling an offensive foul on Lignieres’ move, Abanca Ademar loses the opportunity to fight for fifth place, leaving almost no European options for next year.

The match started with a dominant Abanca Ademar. destroyed local defense With the Santista center who can produce goals, passes and shots from seven metres.

Leon threatened to leave the scoreboard in the first minutes (2-5), but the appearance of Serrano evened the score (7-7) and Manolo Cadenas requested a time-out.

Ademar regained control and made use of several controversial moves to gain the advantage (9-13), but Latorre’s timeout and the appearance of Roberto Rodriguez and Oliver allowed Benidorm to take a time-out at a slight disadvantage (14-15).

The start of the second period for Benidorm was spectacular. Active in defense and brave in attackLosing their goals in every offensive play, Latorre’s team quickly took control of the scoreboard with Calle’s two goals.

Cadenas stopped the local escape with a fresh break, but although his team improved on defense, he wasn’t fluent in offense, where they hit a great Roberto.

Benidorm enjoyed the three-goal advantage several times.however, he could not spoil the game due to his own mistakes and the effectiveness of Malasinskas, who scored seven goals from seven meters.

The Lithuanian defender was in charge of setting up the final two equalizers of the match until Lignieres penetrated on the verge of an offensive free kick and won victory over Benidorm and almost half a ticket for Europe.

Data sheet:

28 handball benidorm (14+14): Roberto Rodriguez; Santi Barceló, Oliver (6), Parker (6), Grau, Nacho Valles (2), Iván Rodríguez (3) – starting from seven- Vainstein, Serrano (2), Lignieres (4), Pepe Martín (ps), Sempere, Nikcevic (3, 2p) and Calle (2).

27 Abanca Ademar Leon (15+12): Bomastar (1); Casqueiro (2), Milosavlevic (3), Gabrielus Virbauskas, Gonzalo Pérez Arce (4), Malasinskas (8, 7p) and Santista (2), starting seven Kim Jin Young, Jaime Fernández (2), Boskos (3) , Antonio Martínez, Liapis (1) and Leandro Elías (1).

Referees: Oyarzun Aylagas and Zaragueta Ruiz (Navarro School). They showed a yellow card to Benidorm coach Fernando Latorre. Oliver, Serrano and Lignieres were eliminated by Benidorm for two minutes.

Rate every five minutes: 2-3, 4-7, 7-7, 9-12, 10-14, 14-15 -break- 18-17, 19-18, 21-19, 23-20, 24 -23 and 28-27.

Highlights: The match, which coincided with the twenty-seventh day of the Asobal League, was played in front of approximately 800 spectators at the Palau d’Esports L’Illa in Benidorm.