The Badminton Rinconada has fulfilled the first goal scored before traveling to Poland to play the European Club Championship. Those of Antonio Molina they played it all or nothing this Thursday in front of CDC Che Lagoense, team that tied in points in the qualifying table. Although equality was valid on paper, sponsored by the Rory Easton backstage They have managed to beat the Portuguese team with authority and expect a rival for the quarterfinals.
The meeting has already started face to cornerfirst with the victory of Rory Easton y Laura Molina in two sets against Bernardo Atilano and Mariana Alfonso (21-19, 21-8), followed by the victory of Nerea Ivorra vs. Madalena Fortunato (21-13, 21-11) They put the game in a good position soon, with only one more point needed to go to the quarterfinals.
The Portuguese woke up in the next match, Charles Piris, despite winning the first set, was defeated by Bernardo Atilano to put the first point for his team (21-16, 17-21, 16-21). Finally, they were Nerea Ivorra and Laura Molina those in charge of sealing the pass to the quarterfinals thanks to their victory in two sets in the women’s doubles against Mariana Alfonso and Madalena Fortunato (21-15, 21-18).
Finally, Rory Easton and Jaume Perez put the finishing touch to the match of those from San José de La Rinconada thanks to their victory in two sets against Bruno Carvalho and Daniel Mendes (21-18, 21-12) leaving the final score at 4-1 for the corner team.
At the end of the meeting, the coach Anthony Molina, valued victory as “a weight win, fight and deliver, hitting the table at the right time. For us this victory is another finishing touch to the season. We have achieved the first objective but we don’t want to stay here. Tomorrow is going to be a beautiful day, one that we missed, knowing that we can do something great in Europe.”
Regarding the crossover of rooms, still to be decided, Molina affirms that “obviously no opponent is going to be easy. We are second and there are very fearsome rivals, such as the Polish Hulbal Bialystok, who today endorsed Recreativo IES La Orden 5-0. Touch who touches us we are aware of the difficulty what the meeting will entail, but we have the advantage of playing without any pressure. If being here was already a prize, being in the quarterfinals is a greater prize that we will surely take advantage of so as not to stay there”.
