GIANT KILLERS ROJALES FOIL MADRID FOR THE SECOND YEAR !!!!

Sunday 21st April saw Rojales Netball Club travel to the La Manga Club Sports complex to compete in the annual International netball tournament.

9 Ladies from the Rojales Netball club and club coach Margaret travelled down to the La Manga Club to take on teams from the United Kingdom, Marbella and Madrid. It was a very hot day and full of great netball.

The First game of the tournament saw Rojales take on the mighty Madrid. Madrid were determined to overcome Rojales after the shock win against them last year.

Rojales made every pass count and started the first game with a great fight, and were determined to beat the team from Madrid for the second consecutive year. The attack play by Rojales was quick and practised which bought the ball down the court swiftly and into the shooting circle, with every ball into the circle being taken by either Goal shooter Jackie or put away by Goal Attack Tracy. The First half showed Rojales make some great moves in defence, with new set plays and tight marking keeping Madrid from scoring freely with the first half ending 10 – 1 to Rojales.

Madrid made some strong changes for the second half in a bid to close down Rojales and reduce the lead. Madrid came back with 2 early goals making it 10 – 3 to Rojales but in the end the excellent team work coming down the court from the new Defencesive players to attack proved to much for Madrid with the final score being 18 – 3 to Rojales and the second year in a row Rojales take down the mighty Madrid.

From the first whistle of the second game which was against a set of mixed international players made up of players from Team Rock UK, Marbella and Madrid, Rojales threw down the gauntlet with fast exciting netball, using some of the new set plays they have been practising during training. The passes were quick and precise, especially in the attacking third so shooters Sam and Tracy were able to position themselves well to score and matched the visiting team during the first half.

The second half saw Rojales defence Claire, Louise and Tracey marking tightly and all making some great interceptions, but with some excellent edge of the circle shooting Rojales managed to keep in touch with the visiting team, with the final score ending up 10-10 in a very exciting game.

The third game was just what Rojales deserved, in one of the most thrilling games of the tournament. Both teams played some great netball with end to end action, Some great shooting by Jackie kept Rojales on a level playing field. The Rojales defence marking tirelessly resulting in some great interceptions. The passage of the ball down the court was rapid and accurate which with only 1 minute to go the score was 11 – 11.

Some great attacking play by Ronnie and Ellen gave Rojales a last chance to score before the final whistle. An edge of the circle shot was put up by Jackie and was the best shot of the tournament which gave Rojales a well deserved win 12 – 11.

The final game was played against visiting players from the UK it was a very tight game with a lot of action taking place in the centre third of the court, Lin kept the ball moving up and down the court. The visiting team were fast to break and made every centre pass work to slow down the pace of Rojales.

The first half ended level with the visiting team ahead with both teams playing some excellent netball. The second half saw the visiting team picking up all loose balls and mounting counter attacks against Rojales who were using some long passes in an attempt to get back into the game, but some excellent shooting and strong defending from Players from Team Rock gave them the win.

A great days netball by all the Ladies from Rojales Netball Club on a hot April day. The netball club are always looking for Ladies to join their team and welcome any new ladies. They train on a Tuesday from 7.00 – 8.30 on the courts behind the Norwegian School in Quesada, for more information contact Tracey on 679 539 995 or email traceyburton@hotmail.co.uk.

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