Five games of the 15th round of the Spanish League saw 124 goals. The encounter between Terrassa and Mediterrani produced even 39 goals (Terrassa won 21:18), while the most thrilling game was played in Pamplona, where Navarra and Sant Andrey shared the points 7:7.
Spanish League 2019/20, Day 15
Mataro – Sabadell 9:11 (2:1, 0:4, 4:3, 3:3)
Mataro: Guimaraes 3, Yanez 2, Fernandez 1, Bertran 1, Daura 1, Codina 1.
Sabadell: Fenoy 4, V. Cabanas 2, James 2, Carillo 1, Valera 1, Lopez-Escribano 1.
Catalunya – Tenerife 16:12 (7:6, 4:2, 4:2, 1:2)
Catalunya: Prat 5, Gascon 3, Cuacos 2, Grover 2, Soler 1, Chmyr 1, Gasulla 1, Kuznetsov 1.
Tenerife: Robert 5, Mercado 2, Diaz 1, Zurita 1, Savio 1, Sousa 1, Caldas 1.
Navarra – Sant Andreu 7:7 (3:0, 1:1,3:2, 0:4)
Navarra: Rodriguez 2, Carales 2, Arriazu 1, Domonkos 1, Contreras 1.
Sant Andreu: Paul 2, Bofill 2, Jeffrey 1, Exequiel 1, Gomez 1.
Played earlier
Real Canoe – Barceloneta 7:16 (2:2, 1:4, 2:4, 2:6)
Real Canoe: Alcon 1, Lorrio 1, Gonzalez 1, Garcia 1, Romero 1,Acosta 1, R. Fernandez 1.
Barceloneta: Larumbe 3, Aleksic 2, De Toro 2, Tahull 2, Bustos 2, Perrone 1, Mallarach 1, Granados 1, Munarriz 1, Famera 1.
Terrassa – Mediterrani 21:18 (4:5, 5:4, 5:4, 7:5)
Terrassa: Barroso 4, Gutierrez 4, Rodriguez 2, Sanahuja 3, Alarcon 3, Alegre 2, Prieto 1, Pericas 1 Mora 1.
Mediterrani: Dutch 6, Minguell 3, Roca 2, Gorria 2, Corres 2, Galeev 1, Gallego 1, Jo. Perez 1.
Barceloneta bye
The round was opened by matches Real Canoe – Barceloneta and Terrassa – Mediterrani because Barceloneta and Terrassa had duties in the Champions League this weekend.
Title-holder Barceloneta beat Real Canoe in Madrid with ease (16:7).
Terrassa overcame a three-goal deficit in the game against Mediterrani and celebrated a 21:18 victory. Mediterrani had an 8:5 advantage in the second quarter. Terrassa started coming back and entered the last period with a 15:14 advantage. The fourth quarter saw 12 goals. Terrassa produced a 3:0 rush for an 18:14 lead in the middle of the quarter and secured the win.
Fourth-placed Sabadell defeated Mataro. After the 1st quarter, Mataro was ahead (2:1). Sabadell ruled the field in the 2nd period and netted four unanswered goals, so it had a 5:2 advantage at halftime, while it increased the margin to four (6:2) early in the third period. The hosts cut the deficit in the fourth quarter (8:10 and 9:10), but Sabadell kept the win. Victor Cabanas hit the back of the net 15 seconds from the end for the final score – 11:9.
Navarra hosted Sant Andreu in Pamplona. The home side was leading for most of the time, but it earned only a point. Navarra built a 4-goal advantage before the final quarter (7:3). However, the visitors shut out Navarra in the last eight minutes, while they netted four goals and secured a point – 7:7. Both teams had good chances for a winning goal in the last two minutes, but the game ended in a draw.
Catalunya defeated last-placed Tenerife 16:12.
1 Barceloneta 13 – 37
2 Terrassa 14 – 31
3 Barcelona 13 – 31
4 Sabadell 13 – 30
5 Mataro 14 – 25
6 Mediterrani 14 – 20
7 Sant Andreu 14 – 16
8 Real Canoe 14 – 12
9 Catalunya 14 – 12
10Navarra 13 – 7
11 Tenerife 14 – 0
