Super Amara Bera faces Rocasa on Sunday at the Gasca sports pavilion in San Sebastian, carrying a three-goal advantage from the first leg in Telde, according to reports from diariovasco.com.
The match will decide a berth in the group stage of the European League. Bera traveled to Oviedo for an interim league fixture earlier in the week, securing a 25-29 victory before turning full attention to the European qualifier.
The Bera squad list for the fixture featured Balzinc, Erauskin, Fresco, Kruijswijk, Gavilán, Arroyo, Amores, Murgiondo, Ishikawa, Álvarez, Fonkeng, Plotton, Shunu, Etxeberria, and Prades as the backup goalkeeper. Oviedo deployed a starting lineup of Álvarez, Merino, Vacas, Rodríguez, da Silva, Chiagozie, and Méndez, alongside substitutes Roda, García-Calvo, Rojo, Fernández, Claudia Juan, Vacas, del Corro, Pozuelo, and Otero as the backup goalkeeper.
Coach Imanol Begiristain managed player minutes closely during the Wednesday night match against Oviedo. Maitane Etxeberria saw only two minutes of action after picking up a heavy knock to her right hand in Telde, while Malena Erauskin was also kept on the bench.
At the start of the second half, the players from Bidebieta prevented their opponents from believing in a comeback when Shunu scored to make it 10-16, prompting coach Manolo Díaz to stop the match to play a 7×6 tactical formation. Prades capitalized as the Oviedo defense faltered, and a strong start to the second half stretched the advantage to 15-24 by the 46th minute.
Oviedo responded with a five-goal run amid unforced errors from the Gipuzkoan team to narrow the gap to 20-24 with nine minutes remaining. In those nervous moments, Álvarez first and then Ishikawa in a numerical superiority situation steadied Bera to make it 21-26 by the 55th minute. Shunu increased the advantage to put a six-goal distance between the teams before Oviedo trimmed the deficit to establish the final 25-29 scoreline.
High public demand for Sunday’s encounter forced club administrators to open the east stand at the Gasca pavilion. Begiristain granted the squad a rest day on Thursday, scheduling three training sessions from Friday through Saturday to finalize tactical preparations.
The team defends a tight three-goal margin against the Canary Islands side. Throw-off time on Sunday approaches as Bera attempts to secure its place among Europe’s group-stage competitors.
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