GOG 28–41 Barça: Resounding win and two more points
A win in the final away game of the year in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League, this time against GOG in Svendborg (28-41). That's now eight wins this season in Europe and it sees the blaugranes on 16 points.
As such, Carlos Ortega are well-established in the higher echelons of the table and go into the game against PSG next Wednesday in good shape.
Total control
One side were clearly dominant from the outset in the game in Denmark and that was Barça, as they quickly established a 0-3 lead (min 3). The blaugranes gradually extended that lead until the gap became the widest in the first half (10-18, min 26).
The half-time score was 14-21 and that proved decisive, as Barça were able to build on that great first half on the road to triumph. They actually managed to grow the lead even further to +14 (16-30, min 40), before running out 28-41 winners.
Key players in the game were Frade with 9 goals, who was ably assisted by N'Guessan and Aleix Gómez with 7, along with 16 saves by Nielsen.
GAME STATS
GOG 28
Barça 41
GOG: Boutaf, Vilhelmsen, Rasmussen, Balstad, Jakobsen, Bjerre, Tonnesen - starting seven - Nielsen (sg), Lykke, Nicolai Pedersen, Kasper Pedersen, Frederik Pedersen, Rasmussen, Dalby, Lindskog, Mittún.
Barça: Nielsen, Aleix Gómez, D. Mem, Makuc, N'Guessan, Frade, Dani Fernández - starting seven - Saric (sg), Bazan, Carlsbogard, Djordje Cikusa, Janc, Seif Elderaa, Fàbregas, Ian Barrufet, Petar Cikusa.
Partial scores: 1-3, 4-7, 7-12, 9-14, 10-17, 14-21 (half-time), 16-24, 16-29, 19-31, 23-33, 25-36, 28-41 (full-time).
Referees: Denis Bolic, Christoph Hurich.