The Catalans closed the group stage with a victory and met Al-Ahly in the final
The azulgranas came from two wins against Vojvodina and RK Zagreb and get into the final
The Doboj summer championship continues to be played, and Barça does not slow down. The Barça team closed the group phase with a win against Celje (28-36) to finish the first phase with a perfect score and meet in the grand final of the pre-season championship with the Egyptian Al-Ahlyagainst which he will face off this Friday at around 8:15 p.m. to seek the title in the Doboj International Tournament.
The culé team had launched its preparation for this 2023-2024 season with two consecutive victories in Bosnia. The first was against Serbian Vojvodina, which they beat 39-29, although with the bad news of the serious injury of Domen Makuc; In their second match, for their part, the one who fell was the Croatian RK Zagreb, whom Carlos Ortega’s men ended up beating by a resounding 31-25 that brought them closer to the goal of being in the final.
Despite an even start, Carlos Ortega’s men were not going to slow down to close the first round, knowing they were almost classified. Nielsen, Wanne, N’Guessan, Javi Rodríguez, Carlsbogard, Petrus and Janc were the starting septet, and they never let the lead drop, reaching 10-13 at half-time and even going ten goals ahead at the end of the match with a 24-34 run.
DATA SHEET:
Celle (28): Cokan, Antonijevic, Muhovic, Milicevic, Kacicnik, Zaponsek and Mlakar – starting seven – Peric, Mazej, Krecic, Cirovic, Ivankovic, Janc, Gregoric, Zabic, Dodic and Gabersek.
Barcelona (36): Nielsen, Carlsbogard, Wanne, Janc, N’Guessan, Thiagus, Rodríguez – starting seven – Pérez de Vargas, Valera, Dika Mem, Gallego, Gómez, Saric, Zarzuela, Makuc, Langaro, Ortega, Richardson and Frade.
Splits every five minutes: 23; 4-7; 6-9; 7-11; 10-12; 10-13 – break – 14-17; 17-23; 20-28; 22-30; 24-34 and 28-36.