Division of Honor Men I Matchday 5 Chronicle
Celebrated the 5th Matchday of the Honor Division Male I, highlighting not only the advanced match on Friday KEIO CN Sabadell 16-6, but also the rest of the matches (5) on Saturday: CN Caballa Ciudad de Ceuta 9-8 EPlus CN Catalunya, Zodiac CN At. Barceloneta 26-9 CE Mediterrani, Geodesic Real Canoe NC 10-9 Santa Cruz Tenerife Echeyde, CN Terrassa 15-10 SolarTradex CN Mataró and CN Barcelona 19-6 CN Rubí.
In the match that opened the matchday, KEIO Sabadell, who had played in the Champions League in Montenegro on Wednesday, hosted CN Sant Andreu in Can Llong on Friday. Despite the exertion of winning on penalties against Pimorac Kotor in a very demanding match, the 5-0 early lead set the tone. Later, Juan Carlos Sanchón's team sharpened their aim with 6 goals in two quarters, but they could not stop the offensive of Quim Colet's team at any time. The Valles locals won the match by ten goals (16-6), with 4 goals from the outstanding Alberto Barroso.
A thrilling match in Ceuta between CN Caballa Ciudad de Ceuta and EPlus CN Catalunya, resolved in favor of the home team by 9-8. Second victory in the league for Peter Kubicsko's team. With 6-7 at the end of the third quarter, the Ceuta team were only able to come back in the final quarter (3-1), thanks in part to the offensive effectiveness of Juan Carlos Reguera, who scored 4 goals.
At Sant Sebastià and following their victory against the French team Marseille in the Champions League, Zodiac CN Atlètic-Barceloneta faced CE Mediterrani in search of three more points. The 6-0 lead in the second quarter, which propelled Elvis Fatovic's team to a clear 12-4 advantage, was enough to comfortably win the match and lead the league undefeated. Jahzeel Martínez's team will have to wait for a better opportunity.
Pez Volador, this time, hosted the Geodesic Real Canoe NC-Santa Cruz Tenerife Echeyde match, another of the most attractive duels of the matchday. The Madrid team started with vigor (4-2), but the team from Tenerife turned it around by halftime (6-6). Canoe took the lead in the third quarter (3-2) and held on in the fourth to secure a victory as agonizing as it was strategic by 10-9.
CN Terrassa and SolarTradex CN Mataró played another one of the matches, supposedly most evenly matched, in this fifth matchday at the Área Olímpica. But a 4-1 lead in the second quarter for the team from Terrassa caused a surprise against Mataró, who trailed after three quarters by 12-7, unable to do anything in the final quarter against Dícac Cobacho's team, with a very accurate Gerard Cuacos (5 goals).
CN Barcelona, barely a day and a half after playing in the Eurocup, hosted CN Rubí at Nova Escullera in the last match of the matchday. The dean of Spanish water polo, who has started the league with unusual strength, maintained the tone of this season and, with a 6-1 lead in the first quarter, sent a lethal message to their rivals this Saturday. The lead increased for Andrei Iosep's team with two unleashed Pol Prat and Mart van der Weijden, and a 7-2 in the final quarter. CNB has now collected 13 out of 15 possible points, being second in the table.
Communication RFEN.
