Nicaragua took the victory in the SCA Centro Handball Championship that is played at the Carlos “el Famoso” Hernández Coliseum.
The final result was 29 -19 in favor of Nicaragua. El Salvador tried their best, but they never achieved the forcefulness necessary to equalize the match. Nicaragua, with a strong defense and great capacity to adapt to resolve the anxieties that the locals may have presented, knew how to carry out the game.
The second day of competition saw a more balanced duel, between the Nicaraguans and the “Ticas”. Nicaragua had arrived determined to win and let it show by taking control of the game against Costa Rica, despite going into halftime down one goal.
In the second half, those led by Emanuel Cruz managed to score and return to command the scoreboard, Nicaragua took the victory by 25-23 and in this way they were crowned champions of the tournament in advance and secured their classification to the great continental event of October, the SCA Women’s Handball, Paraguay 2021, leaving only second and third place to be defined.
On the third day of competition, Nicaragua faced El Salvador and Costa Rica who were looking to take second place.
Final Classification
1st Nicaragua
2nd Costa Rica
3rd El Salvador
Scorers
1.- María José Polanco, CRC, with 17 goals from 24 shots.
2.- Juvelkis Gutiérrez, NCA, with 17 goals from 26 shots.
Least defeated goalkeeper
1.- Isis Rivas, ESA, with 44.59% effectiveness
2.- Anielka Zelaya, NCA, with 44.00% effectiveness
MATCH REPORT and scoring table in the following link
