The guardian succumbs to hell

He You prepare he could not circle his historical European seasons when he was defeated in the final in which he decided to win his first European title. Despite the valuable revenue they earned in the first game, The Antalya Konyaalti deprived the group of Ana Seabra (33-20) to be declared the winner European Cup women’s handball. The Turks managed to overcome the deficit of six goals they brought from Galicia in the second leg of the tournament, which they abandoned in the first half with a defense that bordered on perfection.

The O Baixo Miño team did not enter the game well and I am paying for it. Antalya Konyaalti hit with a 4-1 start that gave them a lot of confidence, but also increased the doubts of Atlético Guardés, fragile in defense and very erratic in attack.

Portugal’s Ana Seabra called a time-out to calm down her players, and her team threatened to wake up with a 0-2 series. It was a mirage. The lost the ball they multiplied, like mistakes in six meters. Too many gifts for the Turkish team, which already equalized in the middle of the first half (11-5).

As the minutes ticked by, Atlético Guardés improved defensively. The intensity increased in the central zone, and Sanja Premović and Alena Ikhnaeva they didn’t score so easily anymore. But his problem was in attack. Antalya’s 6-0 defense was an insurmountable wall, and the Turkish team rose to nine goals at halftime (16-7).

Antalya scored 17 goals in A Sangriña, and in the first 30 minutes of the first half, only one less. Too much for the European aspirations of Atlético Guardés, a team used to living off defensive work.

The outlook did not improve in the second half. Turkish goalkeeper Sevilay Imamoglu continued involved (50 percent defense in the 43rd minute) and in the attack the first line Birol Unsal he easily destroyed Galicia’s defense to shoot even more into the box (23-12, min.45).

A crowd of fans gathered in the A Sangriña pavilion to watch the match on a giant screen. A festive day that ended with sad faces, but also with pride that his team had made it this far.

Imamoglu Ocal (Mben Bediang); Turkaylmaz, Gakidova (4), Akalin (2), Janeska (2), Bozdogan (6), Aydemir (2), Benbeyaz, Sannikova (2), Sahin, Premović (9), Ikhneva (5), Cetin, Magba, Aidin (1).

Carrat (Miriam Sempere); Africa Sempere (1), Marqués (8), Footwear (3), Menéndez, Silva (1), Fernández, Cifuentes (1), Da Silva (2), Barefoot, López (1), Amores (2), Gómez, Sancha, Moreno (1).

MARKER EVERY 5 MIN.: 2-1, 6-4, 9-5, 12-5, 13-7, 16-7 (rest), 18-9, 21-10, 22-12, 26-14, 28-17, 33- 20 (end).

REFEREE: Marija Ilieva and Silvana Karbeska (Macedonia).