Layva becomes champion of the Handball Libertadores. In an unprecedented final, the Uruguayan women defeated Sedalo 20-19 and lifted the South Central A cup. Women’s Clubs, Santiago 2025.
The National Stadium Park witnessed a historic final: for the first time, the definition of the Libertadores Women’s Handball Libertadores Women’s Libertadores did not have Brazilian representation.
Sedalo was seeking to become the first Argentine club to lift the cup, having twice eliminated defending champion Pinheiros. On the other side, Layva arrived with a perfect campaign and the objective of making history: to crown their participation with the championship title.
Tight defense and a goalkeeper on fire: Layva’s dominance in the first half
The beginning of the match showed a Layva intense in defense and with an unbeatable Agustina Modernel under the three posts.
It took Sedalo five minutes to score their first goal, while the Uruguayans capitalized on their goalkeeper’s saves with quick offensive transitions. The Uruguayan team’s tight defense made Argentina’s front line uncomfortable, and although Sedalo found ways to score on the counterattack towards the end of the first half, Layva went into the break with a 9-8 lead.
Argentina’s reaction and a heart-stopping finish in Santiago
In the second half, Sedalo adjusted their game and managed to equalize the score. At the 18th minute of the second half, the Argentines took the lead for the first time in the match, in a stretch where they were able to exploit the opponent’s losses and force errors.
But the closing was dramatic: with the score level and only 30 seconds left to play, Agustina Modernel made a key save, and on the counter, Maite Pessina scored the goal that was worth a championship.
Layva won 20-19 and became the undefeated champion of the Libertadores Handball Championship. The MVP of the match was, deservedly, the Uruguayan goalkeeper Agustina Modernel, a key player in a historic triumph for her country’s handball.
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By Camila Miranda Torres.
