The doors of the 'School of Talent' ASOBAL are open again. The elite of Spanish men's club handball has returned this weekend with a spectacular match 1 to kick off the 2024/2025 season, within the framework of the tribute that ASOBAL has paid to the junior European champions and the Olympic medalists of the circuit. Bathco BM. Torrelavega, Barça, ABANCA Ademar León, Helvetia Anaitasuna, Servigroup Hotels Benidorm and REBI Handball Cuenca start the official calendar adding their first two points, constituting the first edition of the top part of the classification.
The reigning champion did his duty against Bada Huesca (39-30) at the Palau Blaugrana, with the spectacular performance of Aleix Gómez (11 goals) and Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas under sticks (30.56% effectiveness), the effective counterpoint for the offensive clarity of the Miguel Malo-Artur Parera-Frank Cordies trio (16 goals between the three). The new Torrelavega of Jacobo Cuétara started with a victory after taking a great duel against BM. Logroño La Rioja (26-28), which ended up being decided thanks to the 11 goals of Jakub Prokop.
Same script of equality in Anaitasuna's triumph, which received Viveros Herol BM. Nava and ended up taking the booty of the two points by the minimum (28-27). Seven players from the Pamplona team surpassed the three-goal barrier, sharing responsibilities and highlighting their variety of resources. One of them was Xavier González, Junior European Champion and best right winger, who received the aforementioned ASOBAL award on the La Catedral court. Cuenca and Benidorm completed the list of teams that started the course with a victory.
The pupils of Lidio Jiménez beat Fraikin BM. Granollers with Rudolph Hackbarth and Joao Guilherme Perbelini stepping forward, being the leaders that the project needs (15 goals between the two), minimizing the weight of the 16 targets scored between Andrés Moyano and Antonio García. Benidorm overcame an IMPULSE BM. Guadalajara returning to the ASOBAL dimension after ascending the previous season from Division Honor Silver (33-28). The first day was completed by two draws, in two of the weekend's big showcases.
The first in Valladolid, with the inaugural match, with Recoletas At. Valladolid and Frigoríficos del Morrazo sharing the points in a typical Galician house end (34-34). The Moyano team came back from a -7 score in the last 15 minutes, signing a 5-11 partial in favor, to end up opening their points account, equaling the great first stretch of Pisonero's pupils, trained and with multiple variants. Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda was a detail away from celebrating its return to the elite of Spanish handball with a victory against Bidasoa Irun (26-26) in the first 'Match of the Day' of the campaign. High-level handball, with two stellar goals (Pau Guitart and Leo Maciel), and a pavilion dedicated to its players. A seven meters shot transformed by Iñaki Cavero at full time signed the definitive draw at 26.