El Cisne lost a chance at home (27-30)

This Swan is the one with both faces, the one capable of crushing the European candidate at home, but also the one not capable of overcoming Puente Genil. It was a match of more against less and full of ups and downs, those that appeared when Swan got lost in the defense of the guests. And in particular he collided again and again with the success of Álvaro de Hito, decisive in the sixtieth minute. He was also key in kicks from seven meters.

El Cisne knew that a win at home was essential in the fight for increasingly complicated durability. Yesterday’s victory would have left them two points behind Cangas, who lost in Logroño, but they failed to withstand that pressure. He Puente Genil was in charge of the scoring inauguration and they didn’t give up during the entire game when it came to the goals of the Portuguese Goncalo Ribeiro marking the way. Even the defenses of Kilian Ramírez did not prevent El Cisne from having to follow every play. Of the first three goals, two were from penalties, which confirms the difficulty of the game, which started insignificantly for Javier Márquez’s team. But if there’s one thing that defines this team, it’s not giving up on anything, and they didn’t give up until they reduced the rent to just one goal.

Draw after stoppage

To equalize on the scoreboard, it was necessary to enter the second half when Álex Chan’s goal leveled the contest. It was an ephemeral tie that was overturned on the next offensive play, and from then on the difference on the field became a gap that was difficult to break on electronics. The positional attack failed and the opponent knew where to hit. Despite this, the visiting coach called for a timeout to secure a victory that guaranteed them durability. AND his team regained peace of mind (18-23).

Sraz was already a game of chess. Márquez broke the duel again. He lifted his individual defense but Álvaro De Hito’s stops ended Pontevedra’s dream of scoring in a game that would have given them the oxygen to salvage

Swan: KiIlian Ramírez, Carlos Álvarez (6.1p), Pombo, Dedu (4), Cavalcanti (3), Franceschetti and Mateo Arias —starting team—. Franzini (ps), Chan (8.6p), Furtado (3), Dani Serrano, Bruno Vázquez (3) and Dani López.

Genil Bridge: Álvaro De Hita, Cuenca (2), Luisfe (4), Gonçalo Ribeiro (3), Javi García (3), Buzle (3) and Xavi Túa (3) —starting team— Nordlander (ps), Arsenashvili (1), David Estepa (3), Javi Muñoz (2), Jung (1), Pomeranz (4, 3p) and Márcio Silva (1).

MARKER: 2-4, 5-6, 6-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 (rest); 16-17, 17-21, 18-22, 21-25, 22-27 and 27-30

REFEREE: Friera Cavada and Álvarez Menéndez. They showed a direct red card to Buzlam. In addition, they excluded Carlos Álvarez, Franceschetti, Javi Vázquez, Furtado and coach Javier Márquez from Cisna, and Márcio Silva, Jung, Buzle and Javi García from Puente Genil.