28-17: Colina Clínic El Salvador revalidates the league title against a feisty Silicius Majadahonda

He Colina Clinic El Salvador revalidated this Sunday, May 24, the title of the Iberdrola Women’s Rugby League after winning the final 28-17 against a rival Silicius Majadahondawho demonstrated his experience in the dispute of this type of commitments and made things difficult for the Valladolid women.

The black and white team, which had previously won the Super Cup and the Iberian Cup, opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a good play of continuity that managed to finish, effectively, Bea Riverato which the transformation of Bingbing Vergara. But the Madrid team did not lower their heads and three minutes later they managed to tie the match through Martina Marquezwhich was also in charge of transforming into sticks (7-7).

The locals were not quite comfortable on the Pepe Rojo grass and abused the foot game too much, from which they did not obtain any return. At the same time, the Madrid team was growing from its defense to gain ground and reach, with great danger, the local 22-yard line.

So much so that Adelina Costa used her physical power to add another mark to her team’s scoreboard and put them ahead on the scoreboard (7-14). Even so, it would take only four minutes for the schoolgirls to rebalance the score with a good play that culminated Matilda Toca and finished off, in the conversion, Bingbing Vergara.

Before the break, Majadahonda, who knew how to pace the game very well in the first half, took advantage of the chamizas’ indiscipline to add another three points (14-17).

After passing through the locker room, the team went up another seven points on the scoreboard thanks to Bea Rivera’s try and Bingbing Vergara’s transformation, which was an important boost of morale for the team. Walker-Fitton.

In fact, this push allowed them to offer a much safer image that led to a new brand of Masoko Key and another conversion by the black and white kicker with which they increased the score (28-17).

A difference that would be definitive in securing the league title, since, in addition, the Valladolid team enjoyed numerical superiority after the yellow team Lucia Calvo in the 58th minute, although this did not translate into more points, since the Madrid team maintained its defensive strength until the end.

Colina Clínic El Salvador won the fifth title in its history to establish itself as the best team in Spain and, in addition, it served to say goodbye to Elisa Castro from Valladolid—who was given a shirt with her name on it—who is hanging up her boots after a lifetime in the team.

Technical sheet:

28 – Colina Clínic El Salvador: Inés Antolínez, Maria Miguel, Sidorella Bracic, Bea Rivera, Belsay Escudero, Nerea García, Kiara Espósito, Elisa Castroñ, Bingbing Vergara, Carla Villegas, Tecla Masoko, Paula Garrido, Amaia Erbina, Claudia de la Loma, Matilda Toca. Carla Méndez, Melania Galleani, Irati Clavero also played.

17 – Silicius Majadahonda: Marta Estellés, Alicia Guío, Julia Ferreira, Daria Albizu, Lucía Calvo, Vico Gorrochategui, Cayetana Álvarez, Adelina Costa, Claudia Pérez, Marta Pro, Amets Ulibarri, Martina Márquez, Tess Proos, Camino Sotomayor, Daniela Vargas. Celia Palumbo, Valentina Maldonado, Elena Tejada, Chlöe Arroyo, Bárbara Hardisson, Pilar Soria, Marta Arroyo, Rocío Rodera also played.

Annotations: 7-0 (m.7), try by Bea Rivera that Bingbing Vergara passes. 7-7 (m.10), an essay by Martina Márquez that she converts. 7-14 (m.26), essay by Adelina Costa that Martina Márquez transforms. 14-14 (m.30), essay by Matilda Toca that Bingbing Vergara converts. 14-17 (m.39), penalty shot passed by Martina Márquez. 21-17 (m.52), essay by Bea Rivera that transforms Bingbing Vergara. 28-17 (m.58), essay by Tecla Masoko passed by Bingbing Vergara.

Referee: Daniel Sarrión García (Valencian Federation). He showed yellow cardboard to Lucía Calvo (m.68), from Silicius Majadahonda.

Incidents: Match corresponding to the final of the Iberdrola League, played at the Campos de Pepe Rojo. Before the start of the clash, a minute of silence was observed in memory of Elvira Rivero Encisowife of the former player and president of the El Salvador Rugby Club, Ernesto “Tito” Candau.