Spain thrashes Australia and finishes first in the group in Montenegro

The Spanish team beat the Oceanicians 8-18 and finished at the top of group B of the World Cup that takes place in Montenegro

Alberto Munárriz, who finished today’s game with five goals, was the top scorer for Spain in Podgorica with 16 goals

Spain thrashed Australia 8-18 and sealed their classification as first in group B of the World Cup that takes place in Podgorica (Montenegro) and whose final phase will be played this summer.

The Spanish team ended their participation with 13 points after four victories and a loss on penalties against Serbia in a group in which two games will be played this Tuesday. Australia, which has several players from the Spanish league in its ranks such as Luke Pavillard or Nick Porter (Atlètic Barceloneta), closed the tournament with five defeats.

Bernat Sanahuja and Unai Biel started the comfortable victory of the Spanish team with a 0-2, moment in which the Australians scored their first goal, the work of Andrew Ford.

David Martín’s pupils extended their lead to a clear 1-5 midway through the second half with new goals from the Albertos -Munarriz and Barroso- plus another from Óscar Asensio. That income of four goals difference, with two new goals for each team, from Tahull and Munarriz for Spain, gave way to the 3-7 halftime.

The Spanish team continued with its roadmap with a third quarter in which the advantage increased to 6-12 with a 3-5 run with a brace from Blai Marallach and another three goals from Cabanas, Tahull and Munarriz.

Alberto Munarriz, who finished the game with 5 goals, was the top scorer for the Spanish team in Podgorica with 16 goals. Australia, which gave a very poor image, ended up conceding its worst set (2-6) for the final 8-18 in a match in which Spain had up to seven penalties.