ShopRecoletas Salud At. Valladolid strings together fifth consecutive win and Barça defeats Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda away
Liga NEXUS ENERGIA ASOBAL
Barça overcomes a great Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda at Santiago Manguán (33-40)
Barça took the victory at Santiago Manguán after defeating Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda (33-40) this Sunday. Javier Márquez's team could not overcome the reigning champion despite putting in a great performance, showing they have the ingredients and game plan to grow in the standings of the Liga NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL. The results of this 5th round place them in the last position, but with a very tangible competitive pulse.
It is a faithful snapshot of the equality in professional competition, with Carlos Ortega's players chaining their fourth win of this season. They had to work hard to lead the match thanks to the interventions of a great Víktor Hallgrimsson during the first half, standing tall against a very solid 6:0 blaugrana defense.
Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda began to create more scoring opportunities as the minutes passed, finding Artur Parera on the 6-meter line and exploiting David López's instinct (6 goals), trailing the visitors (16-22 at halftime). Barça continued to lead with Dika Mem taking charge (8 goals from 10 shots), despite the great yellow version, which got as close as 4 goals from the champion (30-34) with a great Samuel Cordiés (6 goals). The entry of Sergey Hernandez, more than inspired, broke the game open and sealed Barça's victory.
Recoletas Salud At. Valladolid wins and keeps pace with IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun at the top (33-24)
Recoletas Salud At. Valladolid will maintain their battle with IRUDEK Bidasoa Irun for the top spot in the Liga NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL for another week after securing two points this Sunday against Cajasol Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil (33-24). The Blue Gladiators continue to count their matches by wins, consolidating their strategy to be strong at home, with Nagy as a key differentiator and starting point of the attack.
The goalkeeper of the pucelanos has once again demonstrated his status as a protagonist of this campaign start, nominated for the latest Nexus Energía MVP of September. His nearly 40% save rate has allowed Recoletas Salud At. Valladolid to take control on the scoreboard after an initial period of equality, with the pontanos reaching the 18th minute with a minimal lead. The speed and effectiveness shown by Tao Gey-Emparan and Sergio Sánchez (12 goals between them) gradually minimized the goals of Daniel Esteves (5) and Dani Ramos (4) to open a gap before halftime. This was the key moment of the match, which then slowed down to the rhythm of David Pisonero's team, maintaining competitive tension and extending their lead on the scoreboard to a clear and definitive 33-24.
