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A complex start for the exciting continental company Francisco Morales Almond Museum table tennis within the qualifying phase of the Women’s Champions League, from which they come out with four defeats and quite a few notes for the script after gaining experience in Germany. The Priego players, in that line, finished two days of intense learning without reward in Teutonic lands, specifically in Berlinwhere during the first day the crosses against the Saint-Denis 93TT and the HB Ostrov The matches ended 1-3 and 0-3, respectively. Their luck did not improve on the second and last day of competition, with a score of 3-0 against the Novi Sadplus the subsequent 1-3 against the Mirandela which closed the weekend and confirmed the elimination of Cordoba, accompanied by the relevant pass to the present edition of the European Cup.

First dates

The official presentation in the run-up to the tournament took place against one of the most powerful teams in the group in which the Cordobans were placed, the Saint-Denis Gallic. The extensive list of casualties of the Francisco Morales Almond Museum It was one more contingency in a dispute that started uphill. From the French, the paddler Li He opened the exchange of blows, clearly outperforming Patricia Santos in a quick 0-3. He returned the game Marija Galonja Shortly after, however, surpassing Liu by 3-1. They were unable to repeat the feat themselves. Gallon in Sofia Coucethen, with two setbacks against Li, again, and Avezou, respectively.

With no time for a break, the second of the dates was another bad time for the brave Andalusian group. Then it was the HB Ostrov the rival of the occasion in the second of the encounters, also settled by the fast track. Patricia Santos failed to match the pace of Kukulkovasaying 0-3 in the first of the confrontations. He could not either Marija con Polakovawho won the second round by 1-3, although with a little more work. Finally, Sofia Cauce fought with Pytlikovawith the same luck.

The paddlers of the Francisco Morales Almond Museum during the competition in Berlin. / FRANCISCO MORALES ALMOND MUSEUM

Everything at stake

Despite the double setback of the first day, the second started with a different rhythm, since the qualification to the next round of the competition still seemed a plausible option. Everything depended, of course, on overcoming a TTC Novi Sad who proved inaccessible. He changed his strategy and Marija Galonja began to act as the first sword, although the Serbians, opening with Sweetiequickly signed the 3-0. Lam also quickly dispatched Patricia Santoswith the same result, while Sofia Cauce ended up repeating the outcome before Jokicwith the third defeat.

The idea of ​​prospering in the main event in that line soon faded away, so continuing to accumulate experience became the great objective. The farewell was played before the CTM MirandelaThe girls from Priego started off on the right foot, taking the first set by a firm 3-0. Marija Galonja ante MatosThe joy was short-lived, however, with the consecutive 0-3 of Patricia Santos ante Transylvanianplus the subsequent 1-3 of Sofia Cauce in front of Holy Comba. He repeated in the last instance Marijain search of the epic, although Transylvanian He closed the gap again in an unchallengeable manner, with another 0-3 to put an end to the journey of the Francisco Morales Almond Museum in the Champions League League, while opening its new path through the European Cupin which he already participated during the last campaign.