The 'Hispanics' want the plenary against Iran

The 'Hispanics' want the plenary against Iran

Spain seeks to improve its image at the close of the first phase against a tough rival

MADRID, 15 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish men's handball team seeks this Monday against Iran at the TAURON Arena in Krakow (8:30 p.m. / Teledeporte) to close the Preliminary Round of the World Championship that is being held in Poland and Sweden with full victories, in a match in which the 'Hispanics' hope to recover their good feelings from their debut in the tournament.

After the hard-fought victory in the opening match against Montenegro (30-25), Jordi Ribera's men beat Chile in their second match (34-26), a result that was more bulky than faithful to what was seen on the field but that raised them to the lead in the Group A and guaranteed them the mathematical pass to the Main Round of the World Cup event.

Now, they will seek to access the next phase with full points in their locker, although for this they will have to increase their defensive performance. "It's a bit to think that we are already in the next phase, because those two points from the game already count. We hope that we can get a better game than we did on Saturday and that we can come out with the victory," warned Ribera.

"It is very important to defend well so that we can recover balls and go on the counterattack. On Saturday, when we were able to do it, we had an advantage that gave us peace of mind in the final part. We are having some problems in the positional game. They are teams that have characteristics to play differently and traditional defenses are put in a lot of trouble due to the continuous play between the lines. In addition, the team also has a bit of foreign throwing", he continued about the Asian team.

In this objective, the 'Hispanics' will not be able to count on the center-back Ian Tarrafeta, who had to leave the team's concentration due to a cracked rib that occurred in the clash against the Balkans. To take his place, the Catalan coach has called the first line of Fraikin Granollers Pol Valera, although his participation on Monday is in doubt.

The winger Joan Cañellas, who has missed the first two duels due to a fibrillar microtear in the abdominal area, has returned to training with the group and could be available for a clash in which the Spanish want to recover their good image.

Opposite will be the Iran of the Montenegrin Veselin Vujovic, former player of Barça and Granollers and who won the European Cup with the Catalan team in 1991. The Asians have left good feelings at the start of the meeting after surprising Chile (24-25). and offer battle against Montenegro (34-31).

"It's not going to be easy, we have to go out onto the field psyched up, knowing that we have an aggressive team in front of us and that they have a good goal, as they showed in the first two games," Ribera said of goalkeeper Mohammad Siavoshishahenayati, who made 17 saves against Chile . "In attack, it is a team that makes it difficult, especially due to its continuous movements, which make the defense's work difficult," he said.

IRÁN: Siavoshishahenayati (P), Rahimikazerooni (P), Robat Sarpoushi (P), Sadeghi Askari, Kouhzad, Samsami, Ghalandari, Kiani, Behnamnia, Kazemi, Oraei, Heidarpour, Norouzinezhad Gharehlou, Yadegaridehkordi, Barbat, Sadeghzadeh, Masoudi Marghmaleki y Kabirianjoo. .

SPAIN: Corrales (P), Perez de Vargas (P), Guardiola, A.Fernandez, Sole, Canellas, A.Dujshebaev, D.Dujshebaev, Maqueda, Casado, Figueras, Pecina, Odriozola, Sanchez-Migallon, Serdio, Garciandia and D.Fernandez.

--PAVILLION: TAURON Kraków Arena.

--TIME: 8:30 p.m./Teledeporte.