Atticgo, the two most prestigious handball clubs of the province in the women’s category Elche and Elda Prestigio will meet this Saturday afternoon at the Esperanza Lag pavilion (18:00) on the tenth day of the Iberdrola Guerreras League. The most anticipated derby of the tournament is back and it does so under very different circumstances for both teams. Elche women want to maintain their leadership in the rankings, where they have drawn with Bera Bera and Málaga. They only lost one match. Eldenses fights to get out of the red lighthouse. They could only win one match this season.
Things have changed, as Atticgo coach Joaquín Rocamora noticedcommented yesterday: “This is a very important and special derby because historically it has always been the opposite. Elda was a big team and Elche consisted mostly of young players and players from the environment. We continue to be that youth team but with more ambitious goals.” there is. We hope that we can confirm this by winning a match that will not be easy. Elda has already shown its competitiveness against teams like Málaga and Bera Bera. They will also be very motivated when the special element of being a derby is added to the match. “We also look forward to seeing your fans in our pavilion and in a great atmosphere.”
Elche’s state of grace
Atticgo Elche enters the game “very good”. Wednesday’s victory was very convincing. This will be the third game in seven days, but it’s also for them. “I expect a very good derby after 10-12 years.” For Rocamora, the key to the match is “being effective in defence, causing losses and scoring simple goals that will give two new points”. Elche team’s target is Lucía Prats, Elda’s best player this season., with very high shooting percentages. “We should be able to control the types of defense systems.”
Favorite
The Oriolano coach knows his team is the favorite. Not just in the derby. When asked if it was too early to talk about being at the top of the table at the end of the season, he said: “No. Before the championship started, everyone was talking about us, Bera Bera and Malaga. We definitely deserve to be in the group above. We deserved to be at the top because of the game we played. We probably won’t have this pace for ten months. We do not intend to do this. My goal was to start like this. We will have some setbacks but we hope to play in the Queen’s Cup final, the last three of the European qualifiers and reach the league play-offs in the best possible position.
There you go, another one.
Elda Prestigio coach Chema Vives wanted to take the pressure off his players for the Atticgo Elche match. Aware of his opponent’s obvious superiority, Vives understands that this Saturday is “just another game” and that the team must approach the match that way. “We can’t think about next week and forget what’s going to happen this Saturday. We have to go out and compete for this in the best way and with our best face,” the Navarrese coach told the Ser channel.
The perfect handball derby in the Vinalopó regions took place eleven years after the last match between the teams of both cities.