Ierc overcomes the noise of the rain to win in Reigonal Nordeste

In goalball any noise can influence the game. The athletes, not seeing, are guided during the game by the bells of the ball. But a storm ended up disturbing the Northeast regional test of this sport, held this Wednesday (6), in Salvador. This is because in addition to the rain of goals on the pitch, the sound of the rain interrupted the match between Ierc-RN (Institute of Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind of Rio Grande do Norte) and ACSB-BA (Association of the Blind of the South of Bahia). But the Rio Grande do Norte team overcame the rain to win the match 10-2.

Ierc are three-time Northeast Region champions in women’s goalball, having won titles in 2015, 2016 and 2018. The Rio Grande do Norte team had lost in the first round and needed a win over ACSB this Wednesday. And despite the climatic challenges of the match, IERC managed to win. “It was quite challenging, because I had already trained in the noise, but not in the rain, right? And in addition to the noise, there is the grandstand, which was a bit of a hindrance. But when we have a goal, we have to chase it,” said winger Larissa Leite, who scored four goals in the match.

Northeast Regional goalball continues the rest of the week. In the women’s category, those who fare well in the dispute are the ICB (Instituto de Cegos da Bahia), which won its two clashes by “play”, that is, when the match ends after a team has taken the lead by 10 goals. . This Wednesday ICB defeated Ceará’s Adesul 11-1.

In the men’s competition, Paraíba’s Apace (Associação Paraibana de Cegos) achieved yet another victory in their quest for their eleventh regional title. In today’s first leg, the team beat Cedemac, of Maranhão, 13-3.

Source: Terra

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