The sixth and last day of 2020 of the Top8 LaLigaSports of badminton was not positive for the interests of Badminton Benalmádena in their visit to one of the leaders of the competition, Ovida Oviedo, who beat the Costa del Sol by a tight 4-3.
The meeting began with a condition that Lucas Quirós’s men did not know how to take advantage of, the error in the alignment of the Oviedo coach Cesar González, who scored the men’s box in the female individual No. 1, so that point was not disputed. Even so, they were able to add the necessary points to continue co-leading the classification with CB Pitiús.
In the meeting proper, the mixed doubles fell from the Malaga side thanks to José Molares and Elena Lorenzo, who got rid of Iván Villanueva and Claudia Leal by 21-18 and 21-19. A positive thread, which stopped short with the next two doubles, where although the superiority of Oviedo in the men’s doubles was to be expected, where José Molares and Ernesto Baschwitz yielded to international Alberto Zapico and Javier Suárez by a double 21-12 . Vital in the future of the meeting was the women’s doubles, where the responsibility was a slab for the young Benalmadenses Elena Lorenzo and Ainoa Cuervas, who in a match with excessive unforced errors, ended up yielding in two tight sleeves against the equally international Lorena Uslé and Claudia Leal for 21-19 and 21-17.
With a score of 2 equals, the locals lined up their two best singles rackets in No. 2s, sealing the victory in the fast-track match thanks to the Ukrainian Kristina Dzhanbobekova against Candela Antequera by 21-11 and 21-8, and Álvaro Leal against Javier Vilaplana by 21-9 and 21-11.
Already with a 4-2 on the scoreboard, Alberto Zapico and Ernesto Baschwitz jumped onto the court, in a match in which the Benalmadense did not set the expected rhythm due to the disappointment of the team’s defeat, although, if he did enough to add the victory by 19-21 / 21-13 and 21-19.
VALUATIONS
Lucas Quirós, coach from Benalmadena analyzed the match: “We came with many casualties and an extremely young team, with an average of 19 years, and that in this category and against this rival is noticeable. The boys have fought and we have added the two points in which we started as favorites, but we have not been able to take advantage of the error in the Oviedo line-up, something that is not pleasant to happen, but that ultimately has not been decisive ”.
Elena Lorenzo, who had just finished an extraordinary Spanish Championship, valued the match with these words: “I have been more down than usual, and although in the mixed we were able to get the match, in the women’s doubles it was too heavy a slab. A pity not to have added in such a complicated field, but it is a very close league, and it is proven.
