F.C. Barcelona steamroller their way through their opening match

The F.C. Barcelona Youth team won 44-24 this afternoon against CBM Maristas Cartagena in an uneven match, as the blaugrana side had no trouble overcoming Maristas to take the two points and move into first place in the group. The match began with F.C. Barcelona in dominant form and playing at a very high level, demonstrating their clear superiority over Maristas Cartagena. Halfway through the first period, the Catalan side controlled the match without too many complications thanks to their excellent attacking shooting from distance, including goals from Aleix Gómez. The Maristas Cartagena coach was forced to stop the match with a time-out when F.C. Barcelona doubled their lead on the scoreboard (14-7). Gradually, the Catalans gained ground and went into the dressing rooms with a twelve-goal lead (23-11). The second half continued with the blaugrana side running riot thanks to their fast counter-attacks and impressive squad depth. Maristas could do nothing to stop the Catalan team, which encountered no resistance. The Murcia side’s efforts were not enough to make the afternoon difficult for F.C. Barcelona, who ultimately took their first two points with a 44-24 victory. F.C. Barcelona: Gerard Esparza, Joan Costa, Josep Folqués (4), Marc Abadía (4), Edgar Sans (1), Miguel González, Dani Dujshebaev (2), Sergi Cazalla (2), Rubén Cabello (1), Xavi Castro (4), Jordi Altés (4), Marc López, Aleix Gómez (8), Oriol Prat (1), Matías Galán (5) and Carles Asensio (8). CBM Maristas Cartagena: Francisco Huertas (6), Lorenzo Rebollo (2), Jorge Fernández (9), Rafa Perez, José Luis Molino (2), Jorge Meroño, Luis Manuel del Cerro (1), Juan Antonio Moreno, Eric Ure, Diego de Jódar (1), Miguel Mateo, Jorge Huertas (2), Miguel Ángel Cachafeiro, Antolín Mendez (1), Miguel Perez and Pablo Fernández. Officials: Sergio Estellés and Francisco Chicharro (Valencian Territorial Federation).   Cabello, Castro, Altés (3) and Asensio were excluded for F.C. Barcelona; and Rafa Perez and Jorge Huertas for CBM Maristas Cartagena.   Score at five-minute intervals: 6-3, 9-6, 12-7, 16-9, 20-11, 23-11 Half-time 26-14, 29-16, 32-19, 35-21, 39-23, 44-24 Full-time. Municipal Internúcleos Sports Hall “Ovni”. 300 spectators.

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