The Pinheiros team defeated with authority the champions of the 2023 edition by 30-21 and qualified for the final of the South Central American Club Handball Championship held in Taubaté 2024.
Francisco Soto from 7 meters opened the account for the Argentine team and it was not until the 3rd minute that the Brazilians equalized. San Fernando started with high pressure and generated some opportunities, but the Pinheiros defense resisted with solidity.
As the match progressed, Alex Archivaldo’s team began to find their rhythm in the game, improving their ball circulation and taking advantage of the spaces left by Elio Fernández team. In the final minutes of the first half, Pinheiros took control of the game, dominating possession of the ball and generating several chances that ended in goals. They went to the break 17-11 in favor of Pinheiros.
In the second half, the Brazilian team, thanks to effective counterattacks and tremendous saves by goalkeeper Mateus Martins, managed to increase the difference on the scoreboard. Despite the efforts of the reigning champions, they were unable to find space in the solid defense of their opponents and ended up losing 30-21. With this result, Pinheiros is the first finalist and is waiting for the other semifinal between Taubaté and Nacional to know its opponent in the final, which will be played tomorrow, Saturday, at 20:00. The MVP of the match was Mateus Martins of Pinheiros.
Post-match statements:
Mateus Martins, Pinheiros player: “It was a very difficult match, San Fernando is a very strong team but we trained and studied them a lot for this game and thank God we are in the final. Now we need to know our opponent so we can study them, rest and tomorrow we will be champions”.
Gonzalo Silvestre, San Fernando player: “We had also worked hard on this game, but it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to. We tried from all sides, the goalkeeper was a wall, the team played very well so we wish them luck for the final.
Tomorrow we will go for third place, it is not the same to finish third than fourth, so we are going all out to finish as high as possible”.
In other results of the day of the SCA Clubs Handball crossings, the competition started with the victory of River Plate over MET 29-24. Then, Universitario won against Partille Club, winning 29-24. Praia Clube won against Liceo Nacional de Maipú 36-17 and will go for the 5th place against Colegio Ward, which won its match against Colegio Alemán 37-32.
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Photo: CoSCABal/Germán Paez
By Camila Miranda Torres.
