The most interesting games of Day 12 in the Spanish national championship were a clash of Mediterrani and Mataro and an encounter between Sabadell and Real Canoe.
Mediterrani and Mataro shared the points in the match played at the Josep Valles pool in Barcelona 10:10, while Sabadell defeated Real Canoe 9:8.
Spanish League 2019/20, Day 14
Mediterrani – Mataro 10:10 (2:3, 4:4, 1:1, 3:2)
Mediterrani: Dutch 6, Gorria 1, Gallev 1, Perez 1, Garcia 1
Mataro: Corbalan 2, Minguez 2, Daura 2,Yanez 2, V. Fernandez 1, Guimaraes 1.
Sabadell – Real Canoe 9:8 (3:2, 2:0, 3:3, 1:3)
Astralpool CN Sabadell: James 3, Carillo 2, R. Valera 2, F. Valera 1, Avramovic 1.
Real Canoe NC: Garcia 3, Alacon 2, V. Fernandez 2, Acosta 1.
Sant Andreu – Catalunya 18:8 (4:2, 5:1, 5:4, 4:1)
CN Sant Andreu: Bustos 6, Tenorio 4, Paul 2, Echevarria 2, Exequiel 1, Gomez 1, Jeffrey 1, Bofill 1.
Catalunya:Grover 3, Prat 2, Santiveri 1, Benjamin 1, Kuznetsov 1.
Tenerife – Terrassa 7:20 (0:6, 2:5, 3:5, 2:4)
Tenerife: Savio 3, Zurita 2, Robert 1, Mercado 1.
Terrassa: Barroso 4, Gutierrez 3, Sanahuja 3, Rodriguez 3, Mora 2, Prieto 2, Alarcon 1, Aguilar 1, Chico 1.
Barcelona – Navarra 16:6 (4:1, 3:2, 4:1, 5:2)
Barcelona: Delgado 5, Estranyi 2, Trilles 2, Duric 2, Lopez 1, Goma 1, Van den Burg 1, Idarraga 1, Valls 1.
Waterpolo Navarra: Carales 2, Arriazu 2, Fernandez 1, Esteban 1.
Barceloneta bye
Mataro got off to a good start in the match against Mediterrani. The visitors had a 2-goal lead in the early phase of the match (2:0, 4:2, 5:3, 7:5). Before the final quarter, they had an 8:7 advantage. In the 26th minute, the home team leveled the score (8:8). Midway through the 4th period, Mataro regained a two-goal lead (10:8), but the hosts saved the point. Mediterrani’s best scorer Benjamin Dutch Stevenson netted his 6th goal in the match 82 seconds before the final buzzer for the final score – 10:10.
Sabadell’s water polo players didn’t let Real Canoe make a surprise, but they had to fight hard to earn three points. Real Canoe had a 2:1 advantage in the middle of the first period. Then Sabadell took control and dominated. The hosts built a 5:2 lead by the middle break. After a balanced third period, Sabadell entered the final quarter with a 3-goal advantage (8:5). In the middle of the fourth period, Sabadell was 9:6 up. Real didn’t give in, but it didn’t equalize. Their 8th goal came too late – three seconds before the end.
Terrassa, Barcelona and Sant Andreu beat underdogs with ease.
1 Barceloneta 12 – 34
2 Barcelona 13 – 31
3 Terrassa 13 – 28
4 Sabadell 12 – 27
5 Mataro 13 – 25
6 Mediterrani 13 – 20
7 Sant Andreu 13 – 15
8 Real Canoe 13 – 12
9 Catalunya 13 – 9
10 Navarra 12 – 6
11 Tenerife 13 – 0
