{"id":62606,"date":"2024-05-14T15:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/handball-1o-de-agosto-begins-title-defense-with-victory"},"modified":"2024-05-14T16:17:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:17:58","slug":"handball-1o-de-agosto-begins-title-defense-with-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/handball-1o-de-agosto-begins-title-defense-with-victory","title":{"rendered":"Handball: 1\u00ba de Agosto begins title defense with victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The 1\u00b0 de Agosto team beat Electro do Lobito Monday, by 36 &#8211; 22, in the 1st round of Group B, of the National Senior Women&#8217;s Handball Championship taking place in the province of Benguela.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Held at the Arena Aca\u0301cias Rubras pavilion, in the city of Benguela, the match had a balanced start, but then the military team imposed its superiority and reached the break leading 17 &#8211; 11.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, the national champions continued to accelerate their game and expanded to 36 &#8211; 22, the final result.<\/p>\n<p>Electro do Lobito&#8217;s goalkeeper, Euge\u0301nia Ernesto, was considered the game&#8217;s most valuable &#8220;MVP&#8221; player.<\/p>\n<p>According to 1o de Agosto&#8217;s coach, Carlos Viver, who was speaking to the press at the end of the game, his team had a difficult first half, because it was difficult to get into their usual defensive system.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Viver considered that, in the second half, his team started out calmer and more solid, ran more and managed to control the game.<\/p>\n<p>Electro do Lobito&#8217;s coach, Fernando Lui\u0301s, said that he knew the difficulties they would face against one of the best teams in Angola and Africa, which is why they entered the game very cautious.<\/p>\n<p>The official stated that the result does not influence the group&#8217;s objectives and that they will continue to work to reach the next stage.<\/p>\n<p>Results of the 1st round, group A:<\/p>\n<p>Petro de Luanda &#8211; June 4th (47 &#8211; 8)<\/p>\n<p>Pearl of Bai\u0301a Farta &#8211; Maculusso (15 &#8211; 35)<\/p>\n<p>Group B:<\/p>\n<p>Sporting do Lobito &#8211; Sporting de Luanda (26 &#8211; 37)<\/p>\n<p>Estrela do Pala\u0301cio &#8211; FC do Ui\u0301ge (28 &#8211; 35)<\/p>\n<p>For the official opening of the 45th National Senior Women&#8217;s Handball Championship, Casa do Pessoal from Porto do Lobito and Madjesport from Bengo will play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The 1\u00b0 de Agosto team beat Electro do Lobito Monday, by 36 &#8211; 22, in the 1st round of Group B, of the National Senior Women&#8217;s Handball Championship taking place in the province of Benguela. 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