He Helvetia Anaitasuna He could not make his work, his drive and his desire count this Saturday during a visit to a Logrono La Rioja that remains intractable and that signed its seventh consecutive victory to momentarily place itself third in the Plenitude Asobal League.
He Helvetia, For its part, it could not continue the two important consecutive victories achieved in Torrelavega and at home against Atlético Valladolid. On Saturday, weighed down from the first moments by the blow to the face that he received Nico Bonanno to the collide with Zaja and who sent him directly to the locker room, they suffered too much in a center of defense where Antonio Bazán, who was reserved due to discomfort, could not be there as usual.
That, together with the success between the sticks of goal Xoan Ledo, allowed the Rioja team to take the lead in the match, dominating the rhythm and making the Navarrese team, with a good Aitor García, was always in tow (12-9, m.20).
Neither the tactical option of attacking 7 against 6 nor the prominence and responsibility that young people like Iosu Arzoz or Pablo Itoiz They were enough to defeat Logroño who, well established in defense, found life insurance in Ledo that avoided many complications. In fact, the goalkeeper from Pontevedra – who joined the squad Miguel Angel Velasco– Last February closed with three stops (one of them debatable when it seemed that the ball had already crossed the line) a first half after which both teams retired with a 17-13.
In those first 30 minutes, Helvetia had 59% offensive success compared to the 74% that the Riojans showed, with a The Korchi in charge and David Cadarso impeccable in the 7 meters. Difference that explained the electronic numbers.
The Helvetia He didn’t throw in the towel. And that effort and ambition was about to be rewarded. The stops of Iñaki Martínez, the greater speed of his offensive game and the good work of Itoiz and Arzoz In the finals they allowed the Navarrese team to react to make it 22-21 with less than 13 minutes remaining.
A visiting hope that vanished due to offensive errors against a Logroño team that toughened its defense and knew how to see the gaps in the rival 5-1 defense well.
Logroño La Rioja 32
Helvetia Anaitasuna 25
Logroño La Rioja (17+15): Ledo (13 stops, 1p), Rivero (1), Soler (2), Preciado (3), Alves Ponciano (1), Uríos (3), David Cadarso (13, 8p), Palasics (p), El Korchi ( 2), Modi (1), Zaja (4), Tuá (1), Palomino and Eduardo Cadarso (1).
Helvetia Anaitasuna (13+12): Iñaki Martínez (9 stops, 1p), Gastón (2p), Eduardo Fernández (3), Torriko (2p), Aitor García (4), Redondo, Xavier González (2p), Ortiz (2), Arzoz (4), Albizu , Kisselev (2) and Itoiz (4).
Referees: Huertas Herrador and García Del Salto. They excluded El Korchi and Zaja; and the visitors Aitor García (2 times) and Kisselev.
Partials: 2-2, 6-4, 9-7, 11-9, 15-11 and 17-13; 19-14, 21-18, 22-19, 24-21, 28-23 and 32-25.
Incidents: match of the 27th day of the Plenitude Asobal League at the Sports Palace of La Rioja. About 900 spectators.
Domínguez “We have been much closer to those 7 goals reflected on the scoreboard”
Quique Domínguez, coach of Helvetia Anaitasuna, regretted the defeat this Saturday “I think that 32-25 does not do justice to the game we played. We have been much closer to those 7 goals reflected on the scoreboard. I think that in the second half we were very close. Xoan Ledo took two or three balls there that could have completely put us in but well…”, he said. Furthermore, he wanted to highlight that the “team has been emptied again and we can only thank them because I think the wear and tear and waste has been infinite, especially after losing Nico Bonanno in the first action since we were very tight in that central area of the defense. We must highly value everyone’s work, faith, believing and not giving in.”
