The Taubaté team is the Champion of the SCA Handball Clubs 2024. The fourth edition of the Championship came to an end, the homeowners played the final with their classic rival, Pinheiros.
Taubaté was crowned champion after defeating Pinheiros 29-27 and qualified for the Club World Cup. The MVP of the match was Guilherme Gama of Taubaté.
Paulista classic
With a large crowd at the Emecal gymnasium, the long-awaited final of the Handball Libertadores began.
Vinicius Teixeira opened the account for the home team, but Pinheiros’ response was not long in coming. The first ten minutes were goal for goal, the intensity and friction aroused the euphoria of the public.
Diego Hubner’s goal from 7 meters put the score at parity, but a series of posts and saves by goalkeeper William Santos generated an effective counter-attack to take the lead.
Towards the end, the dynamic Aurinegro attack outwitted Pinheiros’ defense, which allowed them to dominate the final minutes of the game. The teams went to the break 15-11 in favor of the locals.
Definition
In the second half, good outside shooting by Pinheiros Juan Gull was able to hurt the solid black-and-white defense and get closer on the scoreboard.
However, Taubaté fast starts took away any illusion of a draw from his Brazilian counterpart. In the end, goalkeeper Lucas Santos interventions made the crowd explode, pushing his team to extend the lead.
Finally, Taubaté won the gold medal and was crowned champion in front of its people after defeating Pinheiros 29-27.
With this result they qualified for the Club World Cup to be played in Egypt. The MVP was Guilherme Gama of Taubaté.
Post-match statements:
Vinicius Teixeira player of Taubaté:
“The tournament was very tough, 5 games in a row with very strong teams, I think the strength of our squad prevailed, we managed to get all healthy to the final.
The public also helped a lot and thanks to God we were able to win the championship at home, we are very happy.
Marcos Silva, Pinheiros player:
“Throughout the tournament we had very good matches, we were consistent. We knew that this was a difficult match to build, now we have to go back home and keep working because there is still a long way to go”.
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By Camila Miranda Torres
