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For the eighth consecutive year, was celebrated on Christmas Trophy "City of Atarfe" premiered this time format.
If until now was individual competition, this year the organization decided to test the team competition.
Eight teams vied for the tournament powerful, including highlighting the national team, the team from Madrid, Andalusia, and a team of Lisbon.
Judo Federation of Murcia authorized the team Murcia City Judo Club participates in the National League to represent.
Things to Murcia team did not start well, because of the lack of even injured Angel Peñaranda, joined the last minute Sotorres Joseph, who suffered from serious flu should stay home.
Low Angel if he could cover, but Joseph was impossible, so that the Murcia participating Judoka with only 4 instead of five the other teams.
The 4 judoka who ranked Mario Sierra were: Luis Totana, Javier Fuster, Victor Merjievski Caravaca and Dani.
Murcia was framed in a difficult group, as they were to play a league with Madrid, Andalusia and Granada team delegation.
Of that group of 4 teams should leave only the first two for the semi-final and all present gave the favorites to Madrid and Andalusia, leaving the dispute in the third and fourth place in the group for the Granada and Murcia.
The TEAM made his debut against Murcia Granada: Luis wins (1-0), Javi lost (1-1), Victor wins (2-1), Dani wins (3-1) and the last point goes to the Granada lack of our judoka.
Final score 3-2 to the Murcia.
This meant that at least not close down the group.
But ours were not satisfied with that and wanted more.
In the second game against Andalusia, Luis wins (1-0) lost Javi (1-1), Victor loses (1-2), Dani lost (1-3) and again Andalucía plus point in our absence.
Final score 1-4 for the Andalusians who had already won in Madrid in the first game.
The first and the last post seemed earmarked for Andalusia and Granada combined respectively, but the second place which gave access to the semifinal was still in the air and would decide at the last meeting of the group stage between locals and Murcia.
The meeting opens it marks a great Luis Ippon (1-0), Javi lost his fight for two penalties against a (1-1), Victor wins his matches by ippon in the closing seconds (2-1) and Dani gives third point to Murcia (3-1).
The last point made by our absence from Madrid by placing a 3-2 for Murcia, they sent a very powerful semi-finals and left the Madrid team no chance to medal.
Being runner-up, we had to face in the first semifinal of the other group, which was the top seed, the national team.
The gathering opened with a quick Luis Ippon of harai goshi (1-0), Javi had a very tough opponent that poses a brave and courageous fighter, putting a lot more excitement in a match that at first seemed likely to be mere formality.
Javi lost only Yuko (1-1).
Victor faced a medalist Cto.
Spain's Junior.
Like Harvey, was not intimidated at any time and almost win the battle, but like Javi, lost by Yuko (1-2).
This defeat and left with no options to Madrid Murcia knowing that would add more points.
But at least wanted to make up the marker and Dani came to give everything to achieve it.
From start to finish was the absolute ruler of his fight and thanks to that domain, achieved a Yuko and Waza-ari.
However with time almost met, a desperate attack on Madrid, meant defeat and the 1-4 final score.
The Murcia climbed into third place on the podium with the team in Lisbon.
The positions of honor would be for the national team, who were winners of the tournament and the Andalusians who remained in second place.
This third position should be considered as highly important, because our athletes have managed to overcome the adversity of losing all matches begin with a dot.
Although the team competed at high level, we should mention that Luis Totana a huge self-confidence is completing a year in sports that has been the best of his career.
In this tournament was getting beat all his matches by ippon (a more spectacular) and without having received a single score against.
NOTE: you can see pictures of this tournament http://www.flickr.com/photos/judociudadmurcia/sets/72157623031549990/detail/
Source: JCCM
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