Handball: Bera Bera dedicates its victory to Sara Gil (29-25)

This Wednesday has been a special day for the entire family of Super Amara Bera Bera, who from early on was attentive to what was happening in one of the Donostia Hospital operating rooms where Sara Gil was undergoing surgery for the injury to her right elbow . Fortunately everything went well. Just like hours later in the match played at the Josean Gasca. Because although it took longer than expected to get rid of a tough Motive.co Gijón (29-25), the women from San Sebastian were able to win and thus dedicate the victory to her partner, who by then was already resting at home.

Thus, the team led by Imanol Álvarez, who added their fourth consecutive league win this Wednesday, is placed provisional leader of the championship with 8 points, the same as Rocasa Gran Canaria -second with one game less- and Costa del Sol Málaga, third, who beat Granollers (24-22) in the other match on Wednesday.

In Donostia, Super Amara needed a little over fifty minutes to be able to breathe easy. And it is that his rival, despite having the last minute sick leave of his starting goalkeeper, Raquel Álvarez, knew how to put up with the type well and even intimidate the locals thanks to the good work of his other goalkeeper -Lucía Alonso stopped eleven balls- and the nine goals from a very successful Carmen Arroyo, who was very difficult to stop in attack. Valdivia, author of another seven, five of them penalties, also stood out.

For this reason, it is no coincidence that Gijón dominated the scoreboard during the initial fifteen minutes, starting with a 0-3 start to later settle with a 3-5 and 4-6 in favor. In fact, the 5-6 that Boada scored was the first for Bera Bera in positional attack and also the first in a 3-0 run that put the Gipuzkoans ahead (7-6). Fernandes – who started with a zero of three – with a bang, and Polonio after a two for two with Boada, forced Cristina Cabeza to request the first time-out.

From there and until 13-12 at 28:45, the exchange of goals was the dominant trend. But after the thirteenth, the work of Arrojeria, Aalla made two interventions in a row for Shula Gavilán and Arcos to make it 15-12. About to sound the horn, Arroyo made it 15-13 with which the break was reached.

After the break, Arrojeria was in charge of placing his team three up but Arroyo, with several consecutive goals, restored equality. So over and over again. Moreover, Arroyo herself, after several +3 for Super Amara (19-16, 20-17 and 21-18), had the tie at twenty-one in her hands at 41:30 but ran into Aalla, from who took advantage of Hernández to cover himself on the counter (24-20, minute 48:38). Gijón again threatened to get closer at 24-22 but Etxeberria, Arrojeria and Arcos sentenced the contest.

Gil, successfully operated

The left winger was successfully operated on Wednesday by Dr. Iñigo Guisasola and is now at home resting. The Catalan, who will be out for a little over six months after the medial collateral ligament of her right elbow was restored, stated that “the operation has gone quite well because they have been able to save some fibers of the ligament. They have also done a plasty to reinforce that ligament and they have strengthened the muscles that are inserted there », she acknowledged when leaving the hospital.