Barceloneta convincingly defeated Barcelona (15:4) in the big match of the Spanish League Round 15
A round before the end, Barceloneta secured 1st place in the regular season and a “pole position” in the playoffs.
2020/21 Spanish League, Day 15
Group C (1st – 6th place)
Barcelona – Barceloneta 5:14 (1:3, 0:2, 3:2, 1:7)
Barcelona: Valls 2, Duric 1, Delgado 1, Estrany 1.
Barceloneta: Bustos 3, Fernandez 2, Munarriz 2, Mallarach 2, Lopez 1, Granados 1, Bodegas 1, Aleksic 1, De Toro 1.
Mediterrani – Sant Andreu 9:10 (4:3, 2:3, 1:2, 2:2)
Mediterrani: Gorria 3,G.Garcia 3, Frigola 2, , Galeev 1
Sant Andreu: Bofill 4, Paul 2, Gomez 1, Bargallo 1, Tenorio 1, Bustos 1.
Terrassa – Sabadell 16:14 (6:3, 4:3, 5:4, 1:4)
Terrassa: Alegre 2, Alarcon 2, Barroso 2, Gutierrez 2, De Lera 2, Rodriguez 2, Pericas 1, Prieto 1.
Sabadell: Sanahuja 4, Valera 3, Cabanas 3, Bertran 2, Valera 1, Lopez-Escribano 1.
Last month, Barcelona and Barceloneta shared the points (9:9). This time, Barceloneta dominated from the first whistle. At halftime, Barceloneta had a 4-goal advantage (5:1). Barcelona managed to half the distance twice in the third period (3:5, 4:6). After Barcelona’s fourth goal, the match turned into a one-sided contest. The reigning champion produced an 8:1 run for a 14:5 victory. Barceloneta’s goalkeeper Dani Lopez did a great job in front of his goal. He posted many saves, but he hit the back of the opponent’s net. In the fourth period, Lopez scored a goal for 10:4.
Terrassa defeated Sabadell 16:14. After the third quarter, Terrassa led 15:10. Shortly after the last break, the hosts stretched the margin to 16:10 and that was the end of the contest. Sabadell scored the last four goals in the match , but it was too late for a comeback. Terrassa climbed into 2nd place. Terrassa and Barcelona are tied in points, but Terrassa has a better goal difference.
The top four teams qualified for the playoffs. Barceloneta will play against Sabadell, while Barcelona and Terrassa will face off in the semifinals.
1 Barceloneta 9 – 25
2 Terrassa 9 – 19*
3 Barcelona 9 – 19*
4 Sabadell 9 – 10
5 Sant Andreu 9 – 6
6 Mediterrani 9 – 0
Head to head: Terrassa – Barcelona 11:12, Barcelona – Terrassa 11:12 (goal difference Terrassa + 6, Barcelona +2)
Group D (7th – 12th place)
Catalunya – Tenerife 9:9 (0:1, 3:1, 3:2, 3:5)
Catalunya:Andrade 3, Ponferrada 2, Cuacos 2, Prat 1,Santiveri 1.
Echeyde Tenerife: Espanol 3, Susak 2, Salvador 2, Diaz 1, Magrina 1.
Real Canoe – Mataro postponed
Sant Feliu – Navarra postponed
7 Catalunya 9 – 23
8 Mataro 8 – 21
9 Real 7 – 13
10 Tenerife 8 – 8
11 Navarra 8 – 4
12 Sant Feliu 8 – 0
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