Africa-Press – Angola. Desportivo da Banca, one of the contenders for the title, drew Sunday, in the continuation of the fourth round of the 44th edition of the National Senior Men’s Handball Championship, with FC de Cabinda, debuting in the competition, by 28-28.
In the series B game, Desportivo da Banca, which holds four national championship trophies in its gallery, started to lose until the break (15-16) although it tied in the 18th minute (9-9) and at 25′ to 13 goals.
In the restart of the match, the Luanda team tried to go after the result, drawing several times and even winning in the fifteenth minute of the second half, by 23-22, but was unable to win the duel, considered, until then, the closest of the championship.
With this draw, Desportivo da Banca, already qualified for the quarter-finals, has five points, the result of two wins and a draw in four games and remains in second place in the leaderboard, one less than Interclube A.
If he won, he would assume, albeit conditionally, the leadership of the series.
FC de Cabinda, in third place, guarantees its pass to the other stage, by adding three points in three games.
Interclube B also ensured their presence in the quarterfinals by achieving, in the morning, their first victory in the championship, by defeating Sporting de Cabinda, by 23-13, in the A series at the opening of this round. , two left, one for each series.
Still following the fourth round, 1o de Agosto ended the group stage undefeated, by defeating Escolinha de Andebol do São João, the host team, by 40-13, who still have not won in the championship.
Desportivo Hadja Models, like Interclube B, achieved its first victory in the competition, beating Sagrada Esperança, by 30-23, in series B. And due to calendar imperatives, Desportivo Gaiatos de
Benguela, in series A, and Interclube A, in B, rested in this round.
The list of top scorers is led by Celso Fernando, from Desportivo da Banca, with 25 goals, three more than the runner-up, Paulo Divula Sanhamo, from Gaiatos de Benguela.
The fifth and final day of the group stage, to be held on Monday, will have the following pairing:
Serie A: Interclube B x Escolinha do São João and Gaiatos de Benguela x Sporting de Cabinda, while the first of August is off.
Serie B: Interclube A x Sagrada Esperança and Grupo Desportivo Hadja Models x FC de Cabinda, while Grupo Desportivo da Banca will rest.
The 44th National Senior Men’s Handball Championship, whose games take place at the Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem pavilion, in the interior of this city, ends on the 29th
Série A
1. 1o de Agosto ————————————- -08 points
2. Interclube B —————————————–03 (-1 game)
3. Desportivo Gaiatos de Benguela ————-03 (-1 game)
4. Sporting de Cabinda —————————–02 (-1 game)
5. São João Handball School ———-00 (-1 game)
Série B
1. Interclube A —————————————–06 points (-1 game)
2. Desportivo da Banca —————————–05
3. Cabinda FC ————————————-02 (-1 game)
4. Hadja Models Sports Group —————00 (-1 game)
5. Sagrada Esperança da Lunda Norte———–00 (-1 game).
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