San Pablo beats River 2-8 in Zamora and signs a sweeping performance

The San Pablo women’s futsal team has given a blow of authority this Sunday after beating CD River Zamora by an overwhelming 2-8 at the Manuel Camba pavilion. The Ibizan team, far superior in rhythm and intensity, transformed a complicated start into one of their most solvent victories of the season.

The match began with a scare for the visitors: in the third minute, a precise combination of River ended with Blanca defining against Paola Corona to raise the 1-0 on the scoreboard. The goal, far from discomposing San Pablo, acted as a revulsive. Sergio Oruj ‘s charges pushed forward, monopolized possession and pushed the home team into their own area with patience and circulation.

The lack of offensive fluency led the Pitius coach to call a time-out in the middle of the first half. The message had an immediate effect: in just three minutes, an own goal by Marta and goals by Haruna and Larissa completed the comeback. The final stretch of the first act was an Ibizan gale that completely overwhelmed River, unable to stop a total soccer that already reflected a fair 2-4 at halftime.

After the restart, San Pablo came out determined to close the game. In just six minutes, Larissa extended the lead and Fati, with a brace, reached 12 goals in nine games, consolidating herself as one of the great strikers of the championship. With the score at 2-6, the island team managed the tempo, put the game to sleep with long possessions and forced River to chase shadows.

In the final stretch, far from relaxing, San Pablo took advantage of the local confusion to round off the victory. In a brilliant minute, Lucia and Gema put the finishing touch to the final 2-8, a victory that confirms the great moment of a solid, effective team with a devastating punch.

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• “Women’s futsal is already up and running, if you want to promote women’s sports, the logical thing to do is to promote what is already working.”