Provincial women’s handball’s elite meet this Saturday in two different scenarios, but both are vital to their goals. Atticgo Balonmano Elche plays in the last 16 of the EHF European Cup Elda Prestigio hosts the bottom player at home in Portugal’s Madeira Islands If it wants to retain its category, only the league championship is worth winning.
The biggest challenge of this season for Atticgo Balonmano Elche will be the European competition and they will face Madeira Andebol SAD in the first leg this Saturday afternoon at six o’clock. The Elche team “has an extra level of motivation. The truth is that the European Cup excites us more than ever.”
The return will be on the 20th at the Esperanza Lag pavilion in Elche. and Joaquín Rocamora’s warriors face the leading team of the Portuguese tournament with the aim of leaving the draw on track, or at least leaving it open, and finishing it off in next Saturday’s match. And the company is complex. Too much. The rivals have lost just one match against Costa del Sol Malaga in the Iberian Super Cup this season and are in great form.
rival dynamite
Oriolano coach admits opponent ‘has a lot of dynamite and strong power’ great goal scoring ability“With three players at international level,” Rocamora assumes, “it will be very difficult to support and defend them.” “They have established a pattern of play that allows them to be very effective in attack” and this is a very complex team for the European Cup.
According to Rocamora, “we are facing two good teams at a good time and we must avoid making so many simple mistakes and above all we must be very clear that this is a 120-minute draw and we must know how to play with the score and the times.” You won’t win the first match, but you can lose. “Therefore, we must pay attention to this,” said the coach, and believes that there are four keys to this match: “We must dominate the defense” perspective. Opponents’ goal-scoring capacity is enormous“Also, players need to move past the ‘poor shooting efficiency we’ve had lately’ as well”minimize bad moments” and finally “if we have good times, take advantage of our good times.”
Transcendental dating for the Eldens
Elda Prestigio will face Lobas Global Atac Oviedo on the 14th matchday of the Iberdrola Guerreras League this Saturday at 18.00 at the Ciudad de Elda Florentino Ibáñez pavilion. This is a transcendent appointment for José Miguel Cantos, who emphasizes that there will be a return to the competition. “It’s one of the keys to a big game. The next game is always the most important, but even more so in this game with four or five points at stake. We are all equal on points behind us, we played at home and they beat us there. We have thorns that they managed to win us over last year “We want to play both games.”
The rival is at the bottom of the standings, two points ahead of Eldenses. However, last year they managed to snatch the victory away from Elda. It will be a very complex match. According to Cantos, “We will have very few options to get out of the relegation play-off and this game is very important in that sense.”.
The coach foresees “a very balanced, very challenging match, which we all love and where the players do not need motivation.” They will have the same desire as us and it will be a match of equals. The number of goals we conceded and the number of goals we scored against are almost the same. The two point difference is anecdotal. “They have an outstanding squad that knows each other very well and are good additions.”
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Elda infirmary is still full. “Camila and Andrea are still missing, Bea and Lucía Prades, who are not in San Sebastián, are limping, but we hope they can contribute,” the coach elaborated, adding that “anxiety or overactivity greatly affects the team, but he assures that this is the case.” “I see the training going well. We are preparing for the match very carefully but calmly. I believe the pressure will not affect us.”
Cantos concludes with this assurance: “I’m sure the fans will reactas it has done so far. “I’m sure many people will attend and we will create a great atmosphere.”