Barceloneta opened with seven unanswered goals and beat HAVK Mladost 16-5 at the Piscina Sant Sebastia to make it three wins from three in the Men’s Champions League. The reigning champions lead Group C by five points at the halfway stage.
Bernat Sanahuja and Vince Vigvari scored three apiece for Barceloneta, who kept Mladost scoreless through the opening quarter. Alberto Munarriz opened the scoring, Unai Biel and Sanahuja struck on the counterattack, and Vigvari scored from distance before Sanahuja converted a penalty to make it 5-0.
Sanahuja and Vigvari stretched the lead to 7-0 before Viktor Toncinic finally got Mladost on the board. Tin Brubnjak added a second, but Barceloneta scored three more before halftime to lead 10-2.
Mladost scored the first two goals of the third quarter through Brubnjak and Toncinic. Barceloneta answered with three straight goals to take a 13-4 lead into the final period. Unai Aguirre saved a Luke Pavillard penalty in the fourth, and Vigvari completed his hat-trick from the spot to round off the scoring.
Aguirre finished with nine saves, while Barceloneta held Mladost to three goals from 13 extra-player chances. Munarriz, Biel and Roger Tahull each scored twice for the hosts. Brubnjak and Toncinic led Mladost with two goals each, with Karlo Babic adding the other.
Barceloneta sit on nine points, followed by Mladost on four, Novi Beograd on three and Jadran Split on two. Novi Beograd’s 16-11 win over Jadran earlier in the round leaves just two points between the three teams chasing the second quarter-final spot. Next up, Barceloneta travel to Belgrade while Mladost visit Jadran for an all-Croatian matchup.
Men’s Champions League, Group C | Round 3
Zodiac CNAB 16-5 HAVK Mladost (5-0, 5-2, 3-2, 3-1)
Novi Beograd 16-11 Jadran Split
Photo credit Zodiac CNA Barceloneta
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