FC Barcelona Handball Dominates Benidorm 44-30 in ASOBAL League Showdown

FC Barcelona‘s handball team recorded its second ASOBAL league victory of the week, remaining unbeaten. The team defeated Benidorm 44-30 at the Palau Blaugrana, with key contributions from Aleix Gómez and Luis Frade.

The match began with Barcelona taking an early lead, moving ahead by three goals. Benidorm, playing with a seventh attacker, managed to equalize at 7-7 after 12 minutes. However, Barcelona quickly regained control, extending their lead to four goals by the 17th minute, leading 13-9.

Match Highlights

A strong scoring streak, combined with defensive plays from Emil Nielsen, allowed Barcelona to grow its lead to eight goals by halftime, with a score of 23-15. Petrus led Barcelona with seven goals, while Frade, Hampus Wanne, and Blaz Janc also made significant contributions.

Second Half Progression

After the break, Barcelona expanded the lead to nine goals. Benidorm tried playing without a goalkeeper to close the gap but only managed to reduce the deficit to seven. Barcelona maintained their dominance, securing the match with a final score of 44-30.

The next challenge for Barcelona is against Nantes at the Palau Blaugrana on 21 November at 8:45 PM.

GAME STATS

Final Score: Barça 44, Benidorm 30

Barcelona Players: Nielsen (0), Richardson (2), Janc (4), Petrus (1), Rodríguez (3), N’Guessan (4), Wanne (4) – Starting Seven. Makuc (2), Palomino (3), Frade (5), Miguel Angel Martín (3), Aleix (6), Cikusa (3), Bazán (1), Ortega (3).

Benidorm Players: Roberto Domenech (0), José Oliver (2), Daniil Zhukov (3), Ramiro Martínez (6), Nikolas Zarikos (2), Nacho Valles (4), David Roca (2) – Starting Seven. Krystian Witkowski (0), Mirko Durovic (4), Pablo Vainstein (1), Tommaso De Angelis (1), Abdoulah (1), Sempere (3), Matías Cañellas (0), Agulló (0), Vila (1).

Partial Scores: 4-2; 7-5; 11-8; 14-11; 18-12; 23-15 // 26-17; 29-19; 31-22; 34-25; 39-27; 43-30

Referees: Fernanda Espino Guerra and Víctor Navarro Baquero