Barceloneta won its 8th Spanish Cup in a row.
The final tournament of the Spanish Cup was played in Sabadell. Two Champions League clubs faced off in the final game. Barceloneta defeated Terrassa 12:6 and continued domination. Since 2013, Barceloneta has won all domestic trophies. This was Barceloneta’s 8th consecutive national cup and the 16th trophy in this competition in total.
On Day 1, the quarterfinals were played. Barceloneta defeated Mediterrani with ease – 13:5, Terrassa ousted Mataro after a hard-fought battle 13:12. The encounter between Sabadell and Barceloneta was decided in a penalty shootout. Sabadell won 12:10. Sant Andreu advanced to the semifinals after an 8:4 victory over Catalunya 8:4.
The road towards the trophy was ended for Sant Andreu’s water polo players in the semifinals. Barceloneta was too strong for them – 17:8.
The other encounter of the semifinals Terrassa – Sabadell offered more excitement. Terrassa was leading for most of the time, but Sabadell fought hard until the end. Terrassa secured appearance in the final game by defeating Sabadell by two goals (10:8).
Barceloneta dominated the final game. After less than three minutes the reigning champion had a 2:0 lead. Terrassa cut the deficit quickly (2:3). But, after the first quarter, Barceloneta had a 3-goal advantage (6:3). After a flood of goals in the first quarter, Barceloneta kept Terrassa goalless in the 2nd period, while it nailed two goals for a comfortable 8:3 advantage at halftime. Terrassa couldn’t come back and Barceloneta successfully defended trophy with a 12:6 victory.
Barceloneta’s superstar Felipe Perrone was voted the MVP of the tournament.
Spanish CUp for men 2019/20
Day 1
Quarterfinals
Barceloneta – Mediterrani 13:5 (4:2, 1:0, 4:3, 4:0)
Catalunya – Sant Andreu 4:8 (0:2, 0:4, 3:1, 1:1)
Sabadell – Barcelona 12:10 (0:1, 0:3, 5:3, 3:1, PSO 4:2)
Mataro – Terrassa 12:13 (2:4, 3:4, 5:2, 2:3)
Day 2
Semifinals
Sabadell – Terrassa 8:10 (2:3, 2:3, 2:1, 2:3)
Sabadell: James 2, Avramovic 1, V. Cabanas 1, Lopez-Escribano 1, Asensio 1, S. Cabanas 1, Carrillo 1
Terrassa: Gutierrez 4, Barroso 2, Pericas 1, Alegre 1, Sanahuja 1, Rodriguez 1.
Barceloneta – Sant Andreu 17:8 (5:3, 4:2, 5:2, 3:1)
Barceloneta: Aleksic 4, Munarriz 3, Perrone 3, Granados 2, Famera 1, Fernandez 1, Mallarach 1, Bodegas 1.
Sant ANdreu: Bofill 3, Paul 2, Tenorio 1, Jeffrey 1, Echevarria 1.
Day 3
Final
Barceloneta – Terrassa 12:6 (6:3, 2:0, 3:2, 1:1)
Barceloneta: Perrone 3, De Toro 2, Mallarach 2, Bodegas 2, Aleksic 2, Bustos 1.
Terrassa: Sanahuja 2, BArroso 1, Gutierrez 1, Rodriguez 1, Alarcon 1.
Sabadell wins Spanish Cup for ladies
The Spanish Cup for ladies was also played this weekend in Sabadell. Home team Sabadell and Terrassa battled for the trophy in the final. Sabadell clinched its 16th national cup. Sabadell defeated Terrassa after a penalty shootout – 9:8.
Quarterfinals
Mataro – Terrassa 14:16 (4:2, 3:4, 5:4, 2:6)
Sant Feliu – Boadilla 7:8 (1:0, 2:2, 2:4, 2:2)
Sabadell – Mediterrani 10:6 (2:2, 1:1, 3:2, 4:1)
Sant ANdreu – Rubi 10:11 (3:4, 4:2, 1:2, 2:2)
Semifinals
Sabadell – Rubi 19:6 (4:1, 6:2, 5:2, 4:1)
Terrassa – Boadilla 17:9 (5:5, 6:1, 5:2, 1:1)
Final
Terrassa – Sabadell 8:9 (1:2, 3:2, 1:1, 0:0,PSO 3:4)
