07.11.2009, 06:20
Fiesta Espana in Russia

Twelve goals of Jessica Alonso bring Itxako a draw at Zvezda in the only Women's CL match on Saturday.

Fiesta Espana in Russia

Group C:

Zvezda Zvenigorod – SD Itxako 25:25 (12:11)

After losing the first two matches against Györ and Valcea very narrow, Itxako took surprisingly their first point in this season thanks to their fighting spirit and the twelve goals of Jessica Alonso. The match in Zvenigorod was totally close for 60 minutes, and in the very last minute Begona Fernandez scored the equalizer, as Zvezda missed the last chance to win this match. Top scorer for Zvezda was Elena Polenova with five goals. The Russian now have three points on their account.

TEXT: Björn Pazen