Only two games have been played in the Spanish League this weekend.
One match deserves special attention. Navarra hosted Tenerife in Pamplona. The spectators saw only five goals, which is very rare in modern water polo. Someone would think that it had been a football (soccer) match. Tenerife won 3:2.
Sabadell defeated Catalunya.ย Three games have been rescheduled, while two have been postponed until further notice.
2021/22 Spanish League, Day 14
Navarra โ Tenerife 2:3 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1, 1:2)
Waterpolo Navarra: J.Fernandez 2.
Tenerife Echeyde: Espanol 2, Mercado 1.
Catalunya โ Sabadell 9:17 (2:2, 4:7, 2:5, 1:3)
Catalunya: Ramirez 3, Sousa 3, Gomez 1,Santiveri 1, Alvarino 1.
Astralpool Sabadell: Banicevic 4, Sanahuja 3, Valera 3, Cabanas 2, Veich 2, Gil 1, Bertran 1, Lopez-Escribano 1
Mataro โ Terrassa on January 26
Mediterrani โ Real Canoe on February 9
Sant Andreu โ Barcelona postponed
Rubi โ Barceloneta postponed
in the match Navarra โ Tenerife, both teams were complete. Each had a 13-player roster. Navarra earned a 1:0 lead in the 5th minute. The next goal came 46 seconds before the end of the third period when Marcado equalized at 1:1.
After only two goals in the first three periods, three were scored in the fourth. A player and a coach Albert Espanol gave Tenerife a 2:1 lead midway through the quarter. Shortly after, Fernandez leveled at 2:2, but Espanol scored a winner in the 29th minute for 3:2 and the team from the Canary Islands took the points.
Sabadell continued its winning streak a few days after defeating Barcelona in the LEN Euro Cup semifinals. Sabadell started slowly and let Catalunya take a 2:1 lead. The favorite responded with five straight goals to build a 6:2 advantage. Sabadell controlled the match until the end.
1.Barceloneta 12 โ 36
2. Sabadell 14 โ 33
3.Barcelona 12 โ 31
4.Terrassa 13 โ 27
5.Sant Andreu 13 โ 24
6. Mediterrani 12 โ 20
7.Mataro 13 โ 19
8. Tenerife 14 โ 15
9. Rubi 13 โ 10
10. Catalunya 13 โ 9
11. Real Canoe 13 โ 6
12. Navarra 14 โ 1
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