Victory, comeback and quarter-finals in the EHF European Cup. Atticgo Elche showed the same superiority in Esperanza Lag that it showed in the first part of the first leg in Funchal, on this occasion without slowing down and achieving a convincing victory that allowed the team led by Joaquín Rocamora to continue its dream of doing something great this season as well. course in Europe.
2-0 with the first two goals wolves, determined Franjiverde’s comeback path with the Dutch center as the local attacking style in the first half. The Portuguese reacted and actually took the lead on the scoreboard, but after a quarter of an hour the players, led by Rocamora, began to grow.
With Wolves doing damage from within and So Delgado, Van Zijl and Bernabé threatening from outside, Elche took the field with a six-goal advantage, making the draw very advantageous.. Madeira tried to react thanks to Mitrovic (4 goals in the first half), but fatigue seemed to have taken its toll on a shorter rotation than the green and white team.
Despite this, the guest team prevented the match from spoiling in the last moments of the first act and reduced the difference in the scoreboard to 4 goals, and the tie was still open in the second half.
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The final blow to the match and the draw came from Flores’ defense when he returned from the locker room. Three recoveries almost in a row allowed Atticgo Elche to secure the score (24-14, min.49). The Portuguese team made their last move by evacuating the goal to gain the upper hand, but the Elche players did not get lost and did not allow the distance to decrease.
The last stretch confirmed the domestic victory and left an enjoyable mark on the fans, especially thanks to the quality minutes. AndrewWho knows how to find a way to break Madeira’s almost suicidal pressure. Thus, Delgado (8 goals) finished the match as the top scorer, in which Wolfs also shone with its own light in the offensive phase and Flores was the leader of the defensive wall that reminded us of the best moments..
Promotion to the quarter-finals allowed Atticgo Elche to be among the top eight teams in the third continental women’s handball competition for the second consecutive season after beating tough and disciplined opposition, but Elche eventually fell several steps behind Elche. “green franchise warriors.”
MATCH COMMITTEE
ATTICGO ELCHE: Morales (p), Carratú (ps); Zhukova, Van Zijl (4), Oppedal (1), Méndez, Andreu (2), So Delgado (8), Gascó, Flores (2), Benitez (3), Carrillo (2), Wolfs (6), Bernabé, Make Nascimento (3) and Rosa (2).
MADEIRA: Gois (p), Mandic (ps); Nascimento Henrique (1), Moniz, Barros, Potré (2), Damascena, Maria Duarte (3), Mitrovic (4), Rodrigues (4), Araújo Joao (2), Neide Duarte (2), Souza (1), Langa (2), Pinto Maia and Cruz Oliveira (1).
EACH 5′ POINTS: 2-2, 4-4, 7-7, 10-8, 15-10, 17-13 (first half); 22-14, 24-15, 25-17, 27-18, 30-20 and 33-22.
REFEREES: Francesco Simone and Pietro Monitillo. They excluded Cruz Oliveira, Bernabé, Langa, Gascó, Mitrovic, So Delgado, Araújo Joao, Flores, Maria Duarte and Zhukova.
PAVILION: Esperanza Delay.