Africa-Press – Angola. Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito defeated, on Tuesday, Pérola da Baía, by 29 – 14, in a game of the 7th Round of the National Senior Women’s Handball Championship, which takes place in Benguela.
The Lobitangas took an advantage at half-time of 11 – 4, in a game where the Portistas aimed to maintain third place and the Bahians secured the last place in the group.
At the restart, Pérola even started to score, but the greater technical capacity and arguments on the part of the port team was evident, with pivot Georgina Chivela and right winger Maúde Xavier surpassing their opponents.
Athletes Maúde Xavier and Gorgina Chivela were the game’s top scorers, with seven and six goals each, respectively.
Declarations:
According to CPPL assistant coach, Claudina Lisboa, the objective of her training was to reach second place, but nothing is lost.
“We will continue to fight, because now we are in the knockout phase, always thinking about victory,” he said.
The coach of Pérola da Baía Farta, Francisco Caseiro, was satisfied with the result and said that the tournament helped his team gain experience.
“We knew that CPPL is a top-notch team and was superior to us in every aspect”, he acknowledged.
CPPL athlete Maúde Xavier was the game’s most valuable player (MVP).
With this result, CPPL has six points and guarantees third place, while Pérola da Baía Farta is in fifth place.
In the other match of the day, Electro do Lobito defeated Sporting from the same city, by 32-16.
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