J.3: Innova-tsn Leganés and Recoletas Zamora, the last undefeated in the competition
Only three days of competition have been played and in the LF Challenge there are only two undefeated teams left, Innova-tsn Leganés and Recoletas Zamora, who were able to carry out two demanding away matches to jointly lead the table. A leadership that Azul Marino Mallorca gave up after a tight defeat on the court of a Melilla Ciudad del Deporte full of confidence and asking for a step up the table.
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Innova-tsn Leganés won at home in the opening match of the day and, from that moment on, the Madrid team saw how its main rivals in the fight for first place fell in their respective matches. First Unicaja Mijas, then Fustecma NBC Castelló and moments later, Azul Marino Mallorca that lost in the great game in Melilla. An inertia that Recoletas Zamora broke in extra time to accompany the Madrid team at the top of the table.
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Add and follow an Innova-tsn Leganés that assumes the leadership of the LF Challenge after having achieved its third consecutive victory in the opening match of the day. A match not without difficulty since Horbisa Spirit Barakaldo once again showed that they are going to be a very tough rival on their court, but the great collective meeting of the Madrid team, with honorable mention for an inspired Lucía Togores, served to make the visitors could break the game in their favor (54-60).
An inertia that those teams that had shared the spotlight with them in the previous days would not be able to maintain, as the afternoon went by. First with the defeat of Unicaja Mijas on the Domu Teknik ISB court at the hands of an imperial Juana Molina (78-73) and, later, with the first defeat of the course of a Fustecma NBF Castelló who tried until the end in Barcelona without to be able to surprise a Barça CBS that is beginning to become stronger on its court (59-53). Although most of the attention was going to travel to the Autonomous City of Melilla where Azul Marino Mallorca was going to leave first place against a rival in a clear ascendant line. A match in which Nogaye Lo pulled the Balearic car for a good number of minutes and in which the girls from Melilla Ciudad del Deporte were going to perfectly manage the final moments to be able to take the victory (71-68).
Much more effective was going to be shown in the duel that was going to close the day, a Recoletas Zamora that had to suffer to emerge victorious from the Lima-Horta Barcelona court. A clash that they seemed to have won during the second half and that became complicated for their interests in the final moments. Nuria Barrientos was in charge of this and, with five points in the last minute, the game went to extra time. Once at that point, the Zamoranas no longer gave the home team any option, closing a third victory with which to stay at the top (64-67).
In between, CAB Estepona Jardín de la Costa del Sol and Unicaja Mujas were going to add their second wins in two games in which they showed a step forward compared to the previous days. In the case of the Andalusians, they let their talent emerge at home against Toyota Adareva Tenerife (63-54) and, in the case of the Extremadurans, beating a La Cordà de Paterna at home that has not finished opening its locker at this start league (58-72). Who was also not going to fail was going to be a CB Arxil that already has its first victory after shining on its court against a Serniva Real Canoe that could do little against the ambition shown by its rival (63-56).
LF CHALLENGE – JORNADA 3:
Saturday October 12:
– Horbisa Spirit Barakaldo vs Innova-tsn Leganés (54-60) | MVP: L. Togores – 22 val.
– CAB Estepona JCDS vs Toyota Adareva Tenerife (63-54) | MVP: M. Gea – 16 val.
– Domusa Teknik ISB vs Unicaja Mijas (78-73) | MVP: J. Molina – 24 val.
– CB Arxil vs Sernova Real Canoe (63-56) | MVP: N. List – 21 val.
– Melilla Ciudad del Deporte vs Azul Marino Mallorca (71-68) | MVP: N. Lo – 18 val.
– Barça CBS vs Fustecma NBF Castelló (59-53) | MVP: General S. – 22 val.
Sunday October 13:
– La Cordà de Paterna vs Alter Enersun Al-Qázeres (58-72) | MVP: L. Mendez – 23 val.
– Lima-Horta Barcelona vs Recoletas Zamora (64-67) | MVP: S. Zenabou – 27 val.
