The top three clubs of the Spanish league – Barceloneta, Barcelona and Sabadell – recorded wins on home soil in the seventh round while visiting teams were successful in the remaining three games.
2021/22 Spanish League, Day 7
Barcelona – Mataro 9:4 (2:0, 2:3, 3:1, 2:0)
Barcelona: Valls Ferrer 2, Mallarach 2, Lopez 1,Duric 1, Tahull 1,Ramon 1, Goma 1.
Mataro: Andrade 3, Cuacos 1.
Barceloneta – Navarra 22:4 (4:0, 4:0, 7:2, 7:2)
Barceloneta: Pavillard 5, Biel 4, Famera 3, Scott 3, Ponferrada 3, Perrone 2, De Toro 1, Bustos 1.
Navarra: A.Rodriguez 2, Contreras 1, Franco 1.
Sabadell – Mediterrani 11:5 (3:2, 3:2, 2:0, 3:1)
Sabadell: Valera 4, Avrka 4, Cabanas 2, Bertran 1.
Mediterrani: Garcia 2, Prat 1, Vasin 1, Radic 1.
Real Canoe – Tenerife 7:8 (3:1, 1:2, 2:3, 1:2)
Real Canoe: V.Fernandez 3, Ibanez 1, Jimenez 1,Romero 1, Navajas 1.
Tenerife: Magrana 3, Susak 2,Espanol 1, Mercado 1,Salvador 1.
Catalunya – Terrassa 9:13 (0:2, 4:3, 3:6, 2:2)
Catalunya: Sousa 4, Chmyr 3, Alvarino 2.
Terrassa: Flores 3, Barroso 2, Sanchez 2, Alegre 2, Alarcon 2, Prieto 1, Garcia 1.
Rubi – Sant Andreu 9:14 (1:5, 2:3, 4:4, 2:2)
Rubi: Vasic 3, Perez 2, Mejias 1, Soler 1, Blanquez 1, Carrasco 1.
Sant Andreu: Paul 4, Bofill 3, Tenorio 2, Bustoss 2, Bargallo 1, Diaz 1, Gracia 1.
Barceloneta was too strong for Navarra – 22:4.
After advancing to the LEN Euro Cup semifinals, Barcelona continued its winning streak in the national championship with a victory over Mataro. The first quarter was quite balanced. Barcelona earned a 3:0 lead, but Mataro managed to reduce the gap before the middle break (3:4). The hosts’ defense was superb in the second half. Barcelona opened the second half n the same way as the first – with three unanswered goals for a 7:3 advantage and controlled the match until the end.
Sabadell, which also qualified for the LEN Euro Cup semis, beat Mediterrani in a match that was very similar to the encounter between Barcelona and Mataro. At halftime, Sabadell had a 2-goal advantage. But, Sabadell’s defense was almost flawless in the third and the fourth period, and the hosts recorded a comfortable 11:5 victory.
The most exciting game of the day was played in Madrid where Real hosted Tenerife. There were a lot of twists and turns. Real started very well and rushed to a 3:0 lead. Still, Tenerife responded with three goals and equalized (3:3). In the 21st minute, Tenerife went ahead for the first time (6:5), but Real leveled at 6:6 before the last break, and regained a lead in the middle of the fourth period (7:6). However, Tenerife scored the last two goals in the match for an 8:7 victory.
Terrassa defeated Catalunya 13:9. Terrassa led 6:4 at halftime. The hosts halved the distance shortly after the middle break (5:6), but then came Terrassa’s series of five goals for a 10:5 advantage and that was crucial for the outcome.
Sant Andreu beat Rubi 14:9. Everything was decided in the first half. Sant Andreu built a 5-goal lead in the first two quarters (9:4) and maintained the difference until the end.
1 Barceloneta 7 – 21
2 Barcelona 7 – 19
3 Sabadell 7 – 18
4 Terrassa 7 – 12
5 Sant Andreu 7 – 12
6 Mediterrani 7 – 11
7 Mataro 7 – 10
8 Tenerife 7 – 9
9 Real Canoe 7 – 6
10 Catalunya 7 – 3
11 Rubi 7 – 3
12 Navarra 7 – 0
