ShopBathco BM. Torrelavega, Fraikin BM. Granollers and ABANCA Ademar León close J7 with victory
Liga NEXUS ENERGIA ASOBAL
Bathco BM. Torrelavega wins again against Cajasol Sevilla BM. Proin (X)
Bathco BM. Torrelavega closed this afternoon the 7th round of Liga NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL with a victory over Cajasol Sevilla BM. Proin (X). The 'Orange Squad' adds two points again after a draw and a defeat in the last two weeks, recovering their best feelings and demonstrating their ability to tip the balance. They needed to squeeze the contribution of all their players to beat Antonio García's team, once again at a high level.
Two great teams took to the court at the Pabellón Municipal Vicente Trueba with maximum commitment, engaging in a back-and-forth exchange in transition until Jacobo Cuétara's players gained a slight advantage (7-5 at minute 10) to take the lead on the scoreboard, definitively, despite the great game of Chema Márquez (X goals), the best of the visitors, and the good start of Leo Tercariol, who has returned to Torrelavega.
His goals and the good minutes of the veteran Alexander Tioumentsev (X goals) kept the match alive during the second half, which started tied at 17-15. Bathco BM. Torrelavega, minimizing lapses, maximized the performance of their goalkeeper duo Rangel Da Rosa-Saeid Barkhordari to dominate at home and allowed Isidoro Martínez to build the orange victory step by step, controlling positional play and being the best partner of Jokin Aja, the best player of the match. Two points that keep Jacobo Cuétara's team in sixth place, two points behind Fraikin BM. Granollers and Dicorpebal Logroño La Rioja.
Pablo Urdangarin decides a hard-fought victory for Fraikin BM. Granollers against Cajasol Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil (32-31)
Fraikin BM. Granollers has added two points again after overcoming Cajasol Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil (32-31) in a magnificent Liga NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL match, decided at the buzzer, adding even more drama, with a decisive goal from Pablo Urdangarin. A key victory for the blanc-i-blaus, who had to roll up their sleeves to secure their fifth win of the season to equal the 11 points of Dicorpebal Logroño La Rioja and move into fourth place in the overall standings.
A great haul after a great duel, with Catalans and Pontanos staging a clash of trains, evenly matched, alternating successes and setting the bar of demand at its highest level. Toni Malla's team has shown they continue growing, that they are improving in the official calendar routine. They led on the court for practically 45 minutes, with a first half that saw them reach a 4-goal advantage for the visitors.
A situation that forced Antonio Rama's players to row, this weekend with a great Gerard Domingo (7 goals), not to lose concentration and to gradually make good decisions until forcing a tie in the decisive stretch of the match, which could have gone either way. From the 30-28 lead of the Granollers side with just over three minutes left, which seemed definitive, to a last reaction from Cajasol Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil led by Matej Asanin (40% save rate) to have possession at 31-31 on the scoreboard to take the win. A great defense by Palomino and a subsequent goal by Pablo Urdangarin (5 in total) leaving the Andalusians with no time closed the match and the victory for the Palau d'Esports de Granollers team.
ABANCA Ademar León adds its second consecutive victory against HORNEO BM. Alicante
ABANCA Ademar León achieved an important victory this Sunday against HORNEO BM. Alicante (32-35), their second consecutive win, to climb in the overall standings and reach eighth place in Liga NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL. Luis Puertas' team has once again shown their most solid version, increasingly settled on a game plan based on defense and verticality, with good resources in positional attack such as Patryk Wasiak and Oscar Lindqvist.
Their goals have led the attack for the Ademaristas, always with the signature of Gonzalo Pérez Arce, the top scorer of the professional competition (11 goals this round). A notable contribution to define a close contest during the first part of the match, with Roi Sánchez's players very intense, with Adrián Sánchez as the most in-form player, maintaining the pulse on the scoreboard until the 23rd minute, when a 0-2 run by the visitors opened a decisive gap.
They did not relinquish the initiative again until the last possession, despite the home team's attempts, who got within one goal several times. Key interventions by Álvaro Pérez and the composure of Juan Castro marked the outcome of the match, which drew a new victory for ABANCA Ademar León. HORNEO BM. Alicante, meanwhile, remain with 4 points in the standings, awaiting what Cajasol Sevilla BM. Proin does in the last match of this 7th round.
