Atticgo CBM Elche will have to score a goal in Esperanza Lag if they want to continue their journey in the EHF European Cup after losing in the visit to Madeira Andebol (27-26 in the first leg of the round of 16). A match that became complicated for the Elcheans after a quiet start They showed a four-point increase, but were thankful that the gap remained minimal.
The merits of the “Franjigreen warriors” lasted a quarter of an hour at Funchal; It is now time to move directly to what appears to be another European procedure. We came back with Morales stopping and being effective in attack. All the good work went in vain in the blink of an eye in the match where the Portuguese equalized the score with a 4-0 series (10-10, minute 18). To react, Rocamora called a timeout.
The bleeding stopped, but the guys from Elche dominated the situation once again with a 0-3 run led by Van Zijl in the last part of the first act. Bernabé’s inexplicable mistake in what was supposed to be the final scene of the first act perfectly summed up what the duel had become for the visitors.
The tone of equality was maintained in the second half, with Rocamora’s students ahead, but minimal results were achieved and less brilliant in the end, thanks in particular to Morales’ remarkable performance. The exact opposite of the goal of the Portuguese team, which grew as the minutes passed and became the main goal that its teammates relied on to come back..
finish in tow
Duarte’s goal (23-22, minute 53) represented the first domestic advantage since the first 1-0 of the match and determined the dynamics of the two teams facing the outcome of the clash. Van Zijl quickly equalized, but Franjiverdes could not find the performance of So Delgado (7 goals, top scorer) in their final attack.
As a result, Madeira went two ahead (25-23, minute 56) and even made an attack, increasing the difference to three.Atticgo took advantage of the imposing physique of center Cruz Oliveira, whom the Elche players did not know how to take out of the game.
Fortunately for Elche’s interests, their final possession disadvantage was reduced to a single goal thanks to a move from the extreme by Do Nascimento; The Brazilian was forced to shoot from seven yards by France’s Franjiverde specialist Méndez. fatal point.
This result leaves everything open for the return leg, which will be held next Saturday (19:00) in the Esperanza Lag pavilion, where the women of Elche should be able to continue the first version of the first leg for much longer. At women’s club handball level they are looking to be among the top eight teams in Europe’s third competition for the second season in a row.
MATCH COMMITTEE
MADEIRA Gois (p), Mandic (ps), Santos (ps); Nascimento Henrique (1), Moniz (3), Barros, Potre (1), Damascena, Maria Duarte (3), Mitrovic (3), Rodrigues (5) Neide Duarte (4), Souza, Langa (4), Pinto Maia and Cruz Oliveira (3).
ATTICGO ELCHE: Morales (p), Carratú (ps); Zhukova, Van Zijl (4), Oppedal (1), Guilabert, Méndez (2), Andreu (1), SoDelgado (7), Gascó (1), Flores, Benítez (2), Wolfs (3), Bernabé (1) ) ), Do Nascimento (4) and Rosa.
EACH 5′ POINTS: 2-4, 4-7, 6-10, 10-12, 13-13, 14-16 (break), 17-18, 18-19, 19-20, 21-22, 23- 23 and 27-26.
REFEREES: Michal Fabryczny and Jakub Rawicki.
PAVILION: Pavilhao do Funchal.