All or nothing. Promote to the Super League or remain one more season in the second division of national women's volleyball. That is the fate of the Algar Surmenor this afternoon (Palacio de los Deportes, 5:00 p.m.). Practically everyone in the Algaro team would have signed this situation at the beginning of the season. André Collin's team have reached the semi-finals of the promotion qualifiers, but only the two teams that reach the final are promoted. Furthermore, the decisive duel is played in the house of the albinegras and in front of their people. An extraordinary motivation.
The Cartagena players have completed a very good campaign. They were semi-finalists in the Princess Cup last January, where they managed to beat Barcelona, a team that ended up taking the trophy to their showcases. Second place in Group C of Super League 2 gave them the ticket for promotion. In the regular league they were only surpassed by Madrid Chamberí, a team that also ended up sneaking into the final phase by finishing first in Group B of the playoffs. Precisely, the Madrid team will be the rivals of the Albinegro team this afternoon, in the duel that will define the first of the two promotions.
There are two precedents between the Madrid team and the Algareña team in the regular phase. In the match played in Cartagena in the first round of the competition, the locals won by a score of 3-1. However, in the second leg, Madrid Chamberí returned the punishment to André Collin's team and secured first place in the group.
Second in group
Algar Surmenor started their match yesterday afternoon against Barcelona knowing that they had already qualified for the semi-finals. However, a victory would have ensured them playing against Sóller, a team that has more inexperience in these competitions, since it is the first time they have entered this round.
The Cartagena women started like a shot. The extraordinary level exhibited during the first set resulted in them winning by a resounding 25-16 even though they lost 10-11. A tremendous partial (15-5) gave them the first set.
In the second, the Blaugranas took a step forward in their continuity. Guided by a fantastic Martona, they made life extremely difficult for Algar Surmenor to end up taking the second set (23-25). In the third set, the culés were very strong defensively and took it 19-25. The Algareñas also fell in the fourth by a clear 16-25.
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