Nothing changed on the top of Group B of the Champions League after the 10th round, since the top three teams recorded convincing wins.
Barceloneta, the group-leader, hosted Jadran Herceg Novi and achieved a 12:6 victory.
Jug Dubrovnik defeated Sintez in Kazan 14:10 and kept 2nd place before a one-month break (the Champions League will be continued in April, after the Olympic qualification tournament).
Olympiacos beat Spandau 11:7 in the game played in Berlin.
Champions League 2019/20, Day 10
Group A
Barceloneta – Jadran HN 12:6 (3:2, 4:1, 3:2, 2:1)
Barceloneta: Perrone 3, Bodegas 3, Granados 1, Munarriz 1, Aleksic 1, Fernandez 1, Mallarach 1, Bustos 1.
Jadran Carine Herceg Novi: Averka 1, Banicevic 1, Da. Radovic 1, Spaic 1, Popadic 1, Obradovic 1.
Three days after winning the Spanish Cup, Barceloneta continued its unbeaten run at the European stage. The Spaniards haven’t suffered the loss since Day 2 when Jug defeated them 15:12 in Dubrovnik) . Barceloneta scored an opening goal in the fourth minute. The Montenegrins responded with an equalizer 27 seconds later. Michael Bodegas converted a man-up in 6th minute for 2:1 and from that point on, the Spanish club was always ahead. By the middle break, the hosts earned a solid 7:3 lead, while they extended the margin to five in the 19th minute – 8:3. After that, their win wasn’t in danger.
Sintez – Jug 10:14 (2:4, 1:2, 2:3, 5:5)
Sintez Kazan: Lazarev 3, Lisunov 3, Latypov 3, Ryzhov-Alenichev 1.
Jug AO Dubrovnik: Fatovic 5, Benic 2, Garcia 2, Loncar 1, Krzic 1, Merkulov 1, Papanastasiou 1, Zuvela 1.
Jug Dubrovnik didn’t repeat a convincing 18:10 win over Sintez achieved in Dubrovnik on Day 5, but the Croats had no big troubles in beating the Russians for the second time this season. The visitors earned a 4-goal lead already in the 12th minute (6:2). Sintez was coming back from time to time and managed to cut the deficit to two goals in the opening minutes of the third period (4:6 and 5:7). After Sintez’s 5th goal, Jug produced a 3:0 rush. Elvis Fatovic scored from a penalty shot for a 10:5 lead in the 26th minute, and there was no way back for the hosts.
Spandau – Olympiacos 7:11 (2:3, 1:3, 2:2, 2:3)
Spandau 04: Kholod 3, Strelezkij 3, Dedovic 1.
Olympiacos: Mitrovic 3, Argyropoulos 2, Kakaris 2, Genidounias 1, Jokovic 1, Buljubasic 1, Gounas 1.
Olympiacos recovered from a humiliating loss to Barceloneta in Pireaus (9:15) ten days ago and collected points in Berlin.
Spandau started well today and led 2:1 in the middle of the first quarter. But then Olympiacos took control and jumped to a 7:3 lead early in the third quarter. The Greeks maintained a 4-goal gap until the end.
Played yesterday
Jadran S – Szolnok 13:9 (3:1, 5:2, 2:4, 3:2)
1 Barceloneta (ESP) 10 – 25
2 Jug (CRO) 10 – 24
3 Olympiacos (GRE) 10 – 22
4 Jadran HN (MNE) 10 – 13
5 Szolnok (HUN) 10 – 12
6 Spandau (GER) 10 – 11
7 Jadran S (CRO) 10 – 7
8 Sintez Kazan (RUS) 10 – 3
Group B
OSC Budapest – Terrassa 21:4 (5:0, 5:1, 6:1,5:2)
Hannover – Mladost 12:18 (2:2, 4:7, 4:5, 2:4)
Dinamo T – Marseille 15:12 (5:1, 3:3, 6:3, 1:5)
Ferencvaros – Pro Recco postponed
1 OSC Budapest (HUN) 10 – 22
2 Pro Recco (ITA) 9 – 20
3 Ferencvaros (HUN) 9 – 20
4 Mladost (CRO) 10 – 19
5 Terrassa (ESP) 10 – 13
6 Marseille (FRA) 10 – 10
7 Hannover (GER) 10 – 6
8 Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) 10 – 3
Day 11
Group A (11 April)
Jadran Herceg Novi – Spandau Berlin
Jug – Jadran Split
Olympiacos – Szolnok
Barceloneta – Sintez
Group B (10 April)
Pro Recco – Waspo Hannover
Mladost – Terrassa
Marseille – OSC Budapest
Ferencvaros – Dinamo Tbilisi
