Atticgo Balonmano Elche has a historic event in Europe this Saturday (19:00). “Best so far”, underlines coach Joaquín Rocamora, who is hopeful he can overcome this Draw against Portuguese team Madeira in the last 16 rounds of the EHF European Cup. Even though they lost 27-26 at home in the first match. Now the Esperanza Lag pavilion is the stage and the coach believes it will be “a great celebration of Elche handball”. Our big family will definitely be there to support us.Because you know this is a very important appointment. This is the best European competition we will ever play. “If they support us from the stands, we can experience more parties like this.”
Competitor potential
The opponent will make the division very expensive, so Atticgo will need to win by at least two goals. “We know who we are up against, they have a lot of potential and We managed to beat the five goals we conceded at the beginning of the first match.. “I also think they will be much better than the first match because they missed Araujo,” says Rocamora, underlining that he sees his fighters “in the best week of the season, they trained very hard and very well.”
Before traveling to the Madeira Islands, he said: “Without a doubt, I would have accepted losing by just one goal and risking a home game, but with a good start it felt bad for us. In reality I think it happened between the 20th minute and the 60th minute.” Two teams with great potential and where Boix scores better than Nicole. We did a lot to give ourselves a 3 or 4 goal lead. “But it’s also true that they were up two with two minutes left and had the right to go from three.”
open qualifier
In the end, “The result was fair and left everything open for our field,” explains the coach, delighted, “We will have a great party at home again.” If we can play the way we train, we won’t disappoint anyone, we won’t be able to blame our players for anything. I hope there will be no setbacks and we will all come prepared for the match on Saturday.”.
Right now There are no injuries, illnesses or illnesses. “No problem. Let’s keep knocking on wood,” summarizes Rocamora, “so far there is no one with any discomfort or suspicion. I hope that the virus or something like that will not enter anymore. Paola Bernabé was infected with the virus in the first match and had vomited the day before. Precautions are being taken. I hope to see you decide which 16 people will attend the meeting based solely on my opinion and not because of the physical condition of any player.”
Keys to the match
Rocamora emphasizes: “I was clear about how I should approach the game because I thought about it a lot. In this case, I watched the Madeira match sometimes more than usual. Expectation is very important to me. We will know the scenario that will be in front of us. The competitor offered many variants. They had a whole week to prepare for the trip, we only had two days. “Now this issue is equalized,” he said.
For the coach, “in addition to what we prepare, it is also important that the team that adapts to innovation best will win.”
Take advantage of lines
For the Oriolano coach, “It will be very important to take advantage of the good moments we experience in the game and ensure that the bad moments harm us as little as possible.”. What cannot happen again, in his opinion, is that “we lose that 5-10 on the scoreboard in 4 minutes. “This will be a key factor.”
Other. “The effectiveness of the shot and our goalkeeper.” Moreover, “The one who can play more in 120 minutes with the condition of draw wins. In fact, we know that we cannot win in the first half, but we can lose the draw.” Ek: “We must play the game regardless of the result. Do this only in the last quarter of the match. This psychological factor will be the basis.”
Harrow
“I believe people will respond. Fans will be in the stands. The family will respond. I know we will have the support of over 1,2000 people. People will help us. We must make it clear that this is very important, but the player needs to focus on the task at hand. And like before Bera Bera or Malaga, people need to help us. We need our audience to play too.”
As for the players, “I noticed that they were very focused and eager to start training and leading up to Saturday. They can’t wait to encounter such a meeting again. They work very well. The break was very good for us. “The team has reshaped itself in how it approaches competitions.”
“Law”
“This is a high performance and we work for victory no matter what the final result is. I believe we will all talk about their work and determination. I feel lucky to be able to live this and experience it at home. It may seem that competing in Europe is normal. But it is not. I’m looking forward to having a party with our people again. I see the enthusiasm of the people. I imagine myself with 1,300 people in the pavilion and all I want is for the team to show its image, for us to forget about the result and focus on our processes.. This will help us experience such an important match. “It is very important that we come at nine at night and enjoy the match because that is our reality, but Elche Handball Club has been working for over 60 years to get there.”