Most schools chartered buses to bring supporters to the event, including SMK Ave Maria Convent, Ipoh. For many of the teams, the event has helped bring together everyone at their schools – students, teachers and parents. Their sister team, Rayvens, also won their category, All-Girls Junior, for a third time in a row.īut that CHEER spirit isn’t confined to the students at the event. The Cyrens won a remarkable sixth consecutive CHEER All-Girls category title this year, making them the most successful team in the 16-year history of CHEER. They are peaking, playing very well in defence and this can be seen fin their results in 2016.The atmosphere at CHEER 2015 was as electric as ever, with the supporters keeping the hall buzzing throughout the day. However, if I were to choose, I think Györ is the most dangerous team. I played with her at Krim for two seasons and she really is an intelligent player, very good defensively, but also in attack, she can really influence a game with her strong shots.Į: Based on what you have already seen this season, who is the favourite to win the trophy?Ĭarmen Martin: You mean, besides CSM? I think it is an open year, with very good teams still standing. But if I had to choose one player that can really change the outcome of a game, it’s Andrea Penezic. However, we have prepared very well in the last few days, tactically speaking, so we are prepared for the game, we know everything there is to know about them.Į: Who is Vardar’s best player, the one CSM really needs to block?Ĭarmen Martin: They really have a good team, which connected in the last years. I would say they are physically very strong, they are running so hard and so fast, with devastating counter attacks. However, which are Vardar’s main strengths?Ĭarmen Martin: First of all, we lost both our games against Vardar, so they are a very good team. Also, we confused them a little in Bucharest, they did not expect to lose here.Į: There is no secret that CSM was satisfied with the draw. If I were to take a short flashback, I would say that we were very good defensively, everybody was very connected to the game. Also, I must add that we came from the most difficult group in the competition and I think there is no surprise in finding all of the four teams that proceeded from this group straight to the FINAL4. But we played as a team, we defended well, respected our gameplan, executed it almost flawlessly. How did you manage to pull of this surprise?Ĭarmen Martin: We knew that Rostov were very hard to beat, as they were the only unbeaten team in the competition. Fortunately, we are at full strength now and Vardar’s job will be much harder.Į: This was clear against Rostov-Don. The injuries meant that we had only four or five valid back players and we had to play outside of our comfort zone and on other positions. The first months after the World Championships were very, very difficult. It smells like team spirit.Į: Vardar won clearly in Bucharest, why would CSM still have a chance on Saturday?Ĭarmen Martin: Because we were still dealing with injuries back then. And we have a great team, with a good spirit. The team may have a fresh face, but the players are used to this type of competition. We have players who won the Women’s EHF Champions League, we have players that have played several EHF EURO tournaments, World Championships and Olympic Games. Moreover, you have not won against Györ, Buducnost or Vardar this season.Ĭarmen Martin: It is true, we did not win, but why not do it now? On a more serious note, we are the rookies here, but the team is experienced. We are still standing and we are getting better and better every day.Į: Still, CSM are the rookies, every team has already played the FINAL4. Of course, we had our issues, some players left, others were injured, but, in the end, we are here. But if you look closely, CSM have been a strong team from the start. It is do-or-die time in the EHF FINAL4, as Martin and CSM Bucuresti are looking to complete an unexpected comeback in the Romanian team’s maiden season.Į: Carmen, CSM looked like they would stand no chance this season, but yet here you are, with a proper chance to play the final.Ĭarmen Martin: You know, if you put it like that, it sounds like a true underdog story. This time, there is no second chance, no safety net after a near-miss. The intensity and the drama of those two games could never be forgotten by the players and the revenge was sought by many.Ĭarmen Martin never forgot the painful loss and after a five-year wait, the Spanish right wing is vying for another final. Five years have passed since Itxako Reyno De Navarra lost their only Women’s EHF Champions League Finals against Larvik, by the smallest of margins (1 goal), after a two-legged tie.
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