Comprehensive defeat in León
It was not to be. If a team goes ten minutes without scoring and concedes a 6–0 run, its chances of winning are slim. If the opponent is the current Abanca Ademar Leon, things become impossible. The home side dispelled any doubts with an exuberant start...
2016-03-21
It was not to be. If a team goes ten minutes without scoring and concedes a 6–0 run, its chances of winning are slim. If the opponent is the current Abanca Ademar Leon, things become impossible. The home side dispelled any doubts with an exuberant start and, through the basic principles of handball—defence and counter-attack—left us scoreless until Rubén Ruiz scored the first goal.
Nikola Milos had already used two time-outs in twelve minutes, and only after replacing the two backs, Sasa and Sladic, with Ruben and Sayad, and changing the defensive system from 5–1 to 6–0, did we reduce the deficit to just three goals (11–8), prompting Rafa Guijosa to stop the match.
However, Bernatonis's absence in attack and Sorrentino's in defence affected fluency in both areas. At half-time, a decisive 17–10 left no room for a surprise.
Milos took the opportunity to give the youngsters plenty of playing time, and junior player Piro and youth player Sario took to the court at the legendary Palacio de los Deportes de León without complexes, scoring one and three goals respectively.
Match details:
34 - Abanca Ademar (17+17): Cupara (Biosca); Juanín García (7, 1 pen), Leo Santos (6), Carou (-), Piñeiro (2), Juanjo Fernández (4, 1 pen), Huerta (1); Rodrigo Pérez (2), Aguirrezabalaga (4), Javi García (-), Mario López (2), Carrillo (5, 2 pen), Tot (-) and Zildzic (1).
24 - Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto (10+14): Bruixola, Ibrahim, Pocholo (1), Sladic (2), Angel Fernández (-), Corzo (4, 2 pen), Dukic (3), Tarraso (-); Rubén Ruiz (4), Sayad (1), Pozzer (3), Berrios (2), Sario (3), Nebot (-), Alegre (-) and Piro (1).
Score at five-minute intervals: 2–0, 6–1, 9–4, 11–7, 14–8, 17–10. Half-time. 21–12, 23–15, 26–18, 29–19, 31–21, 34–24. Full-time.
Referees: Fernández Fernández and Martín Franco. Piñeiro (2) was excluded for two minutes for Ademar; Ruiz Casanova, Ángel Fernández, Pozzer and Dukic for Fertiberia.
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de León. 2,200 spectators.
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