the Tenerife Libby’s is facing its most decisive week in the regular season, the one that will determine if it finally faces the quarterfinals of the playoff final for the title or sneaks directly into the semifinals waiting for a rival one step away from the very final. The truth is that this weekend it will be known, finally, if he is third classified, a situation that would take him to enter those quarters, or second, which would allow him the second option.
In this case, Avarca Menorca is the team that is currently second behind Hidramar Gran Canaria, while the Tenerife team waits with the knife between teeth his opportunity being third and only one point behind the Balearic Islands. And that opportunity could only come if the Menorcans get confused against Ocisa Haro Rioja, their rival on Saturday (6:00 p.m.). Haris, on the other hand, will have to deal with the always dangerous Kiele Socuéllamos, who also needs victory to be able to enter the playoff, Waiting for what Sayre Gran Canaria and Sant Cugat do.
Definitely, women’s volleyball is going through a sweet moment, since it had been years since until two days before the first nine classifieds were not fighting for a position of playoff. Now the only teams that can opt for those two places in dispute are Sayre, Sant Cugat and the Kiele from Ciudad Real, all within a margin of two points..
As far as Tenerife Libby’s is concerned, there is relative calm considering that they are already third no matter what and that they will be playing for the title. From this position the possibility of stalking Avarca’s second place opens up, which takes one point from him (50 compared to 49).
And what has to happen to steal the semifinals to the Balearic team? Well First of all, getting the victory against Kiele as a visitor by 0-3 or 1-3 (Saturday, 6:00 p.m.), which is not little, which would give them three points. With these results, Juan Diego García’s team would have to wait for Avarca to win 3-2 or lose against Haro Rioja. Also, Haris would be second if they win 2-3 and as long as Menorca lose.
If those results happen for Tenerife Libby’s and they are second, they would go directly to the semifinals (first game, on April 8) against the winner of the quarterfinal match between the third and sixth classified teams, the best of three games and with home court factor in your favor.
being second
As an example, and as long as the regular league puts an end to the hypothesis that Haris is second and that Sayre and Sant Cugat are fifth and sixth classified, the people from Tenerife would wait as a rival and visitor on April 8, for the winner of a possible crossover between Avarca-Sant Cugat, which would be third against sixth. Hidramar Gran Canaria would always be first, with what I would expect as a rival from the cross between fourth and fifth, in this case, between Cajasol and Sayre, if all these teams finish as the table currently stands.
as third
On the other hand, if García’s are third, as they are at the moment, and if the classification had no modification, the first game would play the quarterfinals on the 25th of this month, with the sixth, which would be Sant Cugat, and he would see himself in the semifinals, if he wins, with Avarca, who would be waiting in the semifinals.
In any case, all roads lead to the fact that Haris would only face Hidramar Gran Canaria in a hypothetical final, as long as they win their matches from the quarterfinals and if the Gran Canarias win their semifinal. The quarterfinals and semifinals would be the best of three games with the home court factor of the best ranked in the regular league and the final would be the best of five. The first two at the home of the worst ranked and the other three, if any, at the home of the best.
The one that has it the easiest is Avarca Menorca because they depend on themselves and Haro Rioja has absolutely nothing at stake, although it is a double-edged sword, because no team in La Rioja has it easy.
The president of Haris, David Martín, explained that “we depend on ourselves and other results and when this happens, the important thing is that we are going to play a good game and win 0-3 or 1-3 to go to the match with good feelings.” playoff. If we enter as third, we will have a competitive rhythm. What did we manage to enter from the semifinals? Well, we are going to have a 15-day break that can come in handy. But perhaps it wouldn’t be a bad thing to enter as third party because you are rolling without being stopped and competing”.
“In the cup semi-final it was good for us with a volume of important games, but now luckily we are preparing one game a week and that is a luxury. When we played in the Champions League we had eight games in a month and that is an important number. Now with one a week gives you the opportunity to be more focused,” he added.
In the end, “being second or third is not going to be very different either, except for that small 15-day break, which can be a reward or a punishment. Last year it was good for us to enter from the semifinals because we came just after finishing the European competition also in March. Let’s see what happens now,” said Martín.
Questioned about the team’s favoritism, David recalled that “when we went to play the Copa de la Reina everyone had erased us from the pools. In the hotel everyone was talking about Menorca, Hidramar… Well, look, they punctured me. I see very well the team and I know that in adversity one grows. The truth is that I don’t see a problem entering as third and if we enter as second, then we would have a rest. They will be fine for the fight”.
“We have done a preseason within the season, we went from flooding to reaching the cup, the team must be fresher,” he concluded.
