Elda Prestigio did not give up in the visit of Rocasa Gran Canaria, which is trying to recover from its poor start in the Iberdrola Guerreras League, after beating Florentino Ibáñez 20-26, but could not score any points.
The local team started ahead, but some extra losses prevented them from gaining a bigger advantage on the scoreboard. Slowly he started to appear on stage Silvia Navarro and the target of Eldenses’ opponent became smaller and smaller.
After the Canary Islands’ three-point advantage (7-10, minute 21), Elda Prestigio managed to react and equalize the game before half-time, but a final visitor push allowed them to go into the dressing room two ahead (12-14).
This balance was maintained in the second half. Every attempt at a local comeback was answered with nerves of steel by Rocasa Gran Canaria. In this way, Lima’s five goals were answered by Zaldúa’s seven goals. The match lasted a long time for Elda Prestigio and after five goalless minutes the final sprint ended in favor of the Canary Islands, who won by six points.
MATCH COMMITTEE
ELDA PRESTIGE: Prades (p), Sánchez (ps); García (2), Duque (1), Mulet, Lima (5), Azcune (2), Pereira (2), Rivadeneira (3), Bispo, Rodríguez (2), Escribano, Martínez, Lluch, Pastor (1) and Caesar (2).
ROCASA GRAN CANARIA: Navarro (p), Guerra (ps); Ojea (1), Falcón (3), Terzic (1), Nascimento (6), López, Dos Santos (4), Siñol, Lang (3), Zaldúa (7), Poles (1), Torres and Moreno.
EACH 5′ POINTS: 2-2, 5-4, 7-7, 7-9, 10-11, 12-14 (first half); 12-15, 14-18, 17-20, 17-20, 18-23 and 20-26.
REFEREES: Tania Rodríguez and Alberto García. They excluded Bispo (2), Cesar and Zaldúa.
PAVILION: City of Elda – Florentino Ibáñez.