The most interesting match of the 4th round of the Spanish championships was a clash of Tenerife and Catalunya. The game was played in Tenerife. The home team was very close to its first win in the season, but Catalunya came out as a winner, after a thrilling finish.
Spanish Championship 2019/20, Day 4
Sabadell – Mataro 10:7 (2:2, 4:1, 3:1, 1:3)
Sabadell: S. Canabas 3, Valera 2, Avramovic 2, Gabriel 1, Asensio 1, Fenoy 1.
Quadis Mataro: Guimaraes 2, Yanez 2, Bertran 1, Codina 1, Veich 1.
Sant Andreu – Navarra 10:7 (4:3, 1:1, 2:3, 3:0)
Sant Andreu: Gomez De La Puente 2, Tenorio 2, Paul Garcia 2, Bofill Esteban 2, Gracia 1, Exequiel 1.
Navarra: Carales 3, Esteban 1, Arriazu 1, J. Fernandez 1, Zulaica 1.
Tenerife – Catalunya 9:10 (3:2, 2:3, 1:2, 3:3)
Tenerife: Savio 4, Sousa 3, Robert Sunde 1.
Catalunya: Prat 3, Cuacos 2, Gasulla 2, Grover 2, Santiveri 1.
Played earlier
Mediterrani – Terrassa 9:11 (1:4, 3:3, 2:3, 3:1)
Mediterrani: Gorria 2, Minguell Alfarez 2, Garcia 2, Vujovic 1, Gallego 1, Stevenson 1.
Terrassa: Pericas 3, Sanchez 2, Barroso 2, Gutierrez 2,Sanahuja 1, Alarcon 1.
Played on 22 October
Barceloneta – Real Canoe 16:5 (4:0, 3:0, 5:1, 4:4)
Barceloneta: Granados 4, Tahull 4, Munarriz 2, Larumbe 2, Biel 2, Mallarach 2.
Real Canoe:De Grado 1, Lorrio 1, Carreno 1, Garcia 1, Acosta 1.
Barcelona bye.
The 4th round was opened by an encounter between Terrassa and Mediterrani. Terrasa controlled the match from the beginning. The visitors entered the last period with a 10:6 advantage. They added one goal in the 2nd minute of the 4th period for 11:6. After that, they let Mediterrani reduce the gap.
The match Tenerife – Catalunya had a lot of twists and turns. Catalunya secured three points with a last-gasp goal. Home team Tenerife had an 8:7 lead four minutes before the end. Catalunya responded with two goals and went ahead – 9:8. The hosts equalised with 01:57 minutes remaining on the clock. But, Pol Prat Esteba scored a decisive goal for Catalunya’s 10:9 victory just 20 seconds before the final buzzer.
Sabadell broke Mataro in the middle of the game. Early n the second period, Mataro trailed 3:4. Then Sabadell produced a 5:0 rush for a 9:3 advantage in the 23rd minute. Mataro couldn’t come back (10:7).
Sant Andreu defeated Navarra. After the third period, the score was 7:7. Sant Andreu dominated the last eight minutes and recorded a 10:7 victory.
The last match of the round was played on 22 October. Barceloneta defeated Real Canoe easily 16:5
1 Terrassa 4 – 10
2 Barceloneta 3 – 9
3 Barcelona 3 – 7
4 Sabadell 3 – 6
5 Mataro 4 – 6
6 Sant Andreu 4- 6
7 Catalunya 4 – 6
8 Mediterrani 4 – 6
9 Real Canoe 3 – 3
10 Tenerife 4 – 0
11 Navarra 3 – 0
