Victory must wait… at least until Wednesday. Atticgo CBM Elche Iberdrola lost to Costa del Sol Málaga in the second match of the Guerreras League final., thus balancing the global of a bond that will be decided in a few days. A final that honors the efforts of two teams that have dreamed of winning their first league title and undoubtedly deserve it. However, there can only be one champion. Handball is like that. Sport is like that.
group led by Joaquin Rocamora Bera Bera lacked the point of continuity he had in the third game of the semi-finals, which he would need in the decisive duel for the title if he wanted to make history. On this occasion a new matchup clash where Malacitanas showed the necessary ground to make 1-1 in the series.
duel starting with Morale And castile willing to fight for both the league title and the best goalkeeper in the competition. Malaga’s success under the goal sticks allowed the locals to take advantage of the first of the two goals and were soon neutralized by Elche. Van ZijlA counterattack culminating in security and Do Nascimento at a distance of 7 meters from Méndez.
11 minute blackout
Atticgo Elche’s good memory let him win. two up (5-7, min.13) one after another expertly finished by Guilabert with a beautiful Vaseline. However, later came a blackout from Elche: 11 and a half minutes without seeing the door. The score went from 6-8 to 11-8 as the Andalusians, led by Arderius, sought a break that was blocked by two goals “scored at Van Zijl” by chance.
In the first half Costa del Sol Málaga took the lead (12-10, min.30) in electronic play, everything was to be decided in the second half, when those from Rocamora tried to reveal their depth on the bench and the calmness of the team. victory of the first match of the series.
The second half kicked off with a goal change cut short by a steal, and a save that resulted in both a very quick pass by So Delgado and Morales’ face to the exclusion of López and a new draw on the scoreboard.
no return
The Malagueñas realized it was all or nothing and pressed it again to open a window. new three-pointers in the last nine minutes of the fight (20-17, min.42)Rodrigues, who surrendered to the success of Arderius and Campigli in the section where Rocamora went to change the goal, did not succeed.
A new mutual goal, in which the Elche women rushed to reverse the score, allowed Gascó and Oppedal to maintain their lead, thanks to more saves from Castellanos, despite the appearance of the ends and a few interceptions. morale.
The clock started burning an Atticgo Elche. He couldn’t find a way to defeat neither the good defense that Málaga imposed, nor a Castellanos who ultimately finished off his great performance with a few interceptions. this prevented visitors from getting close enough to force extra time.
Another adjusted win for the local team, as in the first game. Thus, Málaga equaled the final of the Iberdrola Guerreras League. Everything will be decided on the same stage this Wednesday (20:30).
match paper
COSTA DEL SOL MALAGA: Castellanos (p), Fernández (ps); Doiro (3), Arderius (10), Bravo (5), Cuadrado, Campigli (3), Pérez (3), Gutiérrez, López (3), Sánchez (1), Azcune, Medeiros and Rojas.
ATTICGO CBM ELCHE: Morales (p), Rodrigues (ps); Zhukova, Van Zijl (8), Oppedal (1), Guilabert (2), Méndez (2), Andreu (1), So Delgado (5), Gascó (5), Flores, Benítez, Wolfs, Bernabé (1), Make Nascimento (1) and More.
SCORE EVERY 5′: 3-2, 4-4, 6-8, 8-8, 11-8, 12-10 (rest); 15-13, 16-16, 21-19, 23-21, 26-23 and 28-26.
REFEREES: Raúl Oyarzun and Aritz Zaragueta. Flores, López (2), So Delgado, Guilabert and Rojas were excluded.
PAVILION: Sports City of Carranque (Málaga).