The male youth group of Club Handbol Xàbia got a very tight victory against CH Altea, by 26 to 25. The emotion was present throughout the game that was played in the Miguel Buigues Pavilion Xàbia.
In their first official game, played in the Pabellón Miguel Buigues de Xàbia, the boys were too nervous and charged with responsibility. This team, which has this exercise with the reinforcement of two players arrived from the CD Garbi Dénia, needs a little more coupling. Certain defensive maladjustments caused the Alteans to control their attack well.
Both formations are known to perfection and that is why everything made presume that the victory was for those who made fewer mistakes in the specific moments of the meeting.
The locals chose to play a handball control, without hurry, always looking for fixation situation and subsequent superiority against the rival defense. This game gave him a maximum advantage of three goals.
The Alterans bet on a game of contact
The visitors saw that they could not stop the technical game of the Xabieros, so they opted to play a handball with more contact. Physically they were superior and from this circumstance they tried to obtain an advantage. In this way, they shortened the differences to arrive at the break with a marker from 14 to 12.
In the second half, the game continued with the same script of the first, arriving with a tight draw at the last minute. Finally, the victory was decided in favor of the Xàbia team by 26-25.
It was very important to start with victory and it was achieved, hopefully it gives them confidence to fight for the top positions in this category, level to get it, they have.
Board Characteristics
Club Handbol Xàbia: Ainman, Devesa (4), Alexandru, Thevenet, Giuliano (3), Carrio, Pascual (2), Cervera (8), Moll (5), Zamora, Peñas and Soler (4).
Club Handbol Altea: Álex, Marcos (5), Terol (7), Santamaría, Gomis, Alvado (3), Zaragocí, Meseguer, Sánchez (3), Llorens (2), Lloret (4) and Duque (1).
Referee. Ribes Ribes.
