III Supercopa Ibérica 2024 - FINAL. Sporting Club de Portugal vs. Barça (F.C. Barcelona)

III Iberian Super Cup 2024 - FINAL. Sporting Club de Portugal vs. Barça (F.C. Barcelona) III Iberian Super Cup 2024 - Final. Sporting Club de Portugal vs. Barça (F.C. Barcelona) MEN'S IBERIAN SUPER CUP 2024 Barça continues its winning streak and retains the Iberian Super Cup title. The Blaugrana team convincingly defeated Sporting CP in the final (33-38). Barça continues its winning streak and once again demonstrated its superiority by retaining its title and being crowned champion in the first tournament of the season, the third edition of the Iberian Super Cup, held in Torrelavega (Cantabria). They secured the victory with a commanding win in the final against Sporting Club de Portugal (33-38), a match the Blaugrana dominated from start to finish. Both teams started somewhat tentatively, with the two goalkeepers, Nielsen and Aly, playing a key role in the early stages of the game. However, following the first exclusion of the match for the visitors, Barça capitalized on the opportunity to build an initial five-goal lead (4-9). In just ten minutes, Barça already had a considerable lead, and despite Sporting's efforts to reduce the gap, the Blaugrana's quick transitions, led by wingers Aleix Gómez and Ariño, maintained their advantage on the scoreboard. The Portuguese champions struggled to find weaknesses in the opposing defensive wall, where other players, such as Carlsbogard, Mem, and Javier Rodríguez, joined the scoring spree, extending the lead and taking the score to a resounding 15-24 at halftime. After the break, in the opening minutes of the second half, Sporting CP managed to slightly reduce the deficit, thanks to a strong performance from brothers Kiko and Martim Costa (19-26), but Barça quickly regained control (19-29). From then until the end, the men managed by Carlos Ortega had no trouble controlling the result, and although the Portuguese team narrowed the gap in the final stretch, the match ended with a final score of 33-38 in favor of Barça. Barça thus managed to retain their Iberian Super Cup title for the third consecutive edition, while the other Spanish representative, the hosts Torrelavega, ultimately had to settle for fourth place after losing in the third-place match against FC Porto (27-30). Match details 33- Sporting Club de Portugal (15+18): Kristensen (-), Mohamed Aly (-); Edy Silva (-), Portela (1), Kiko Costa (6), Natán Suárez (2), Jan Gurri (3), Pedro Martínez (-), Höghielm (4), Salvador (4), Porkelsson (3), Gassama (1), Branquinho (-), João Gomes (4), Moga (-) and Martim Costa (5). 38- Barcelona (24+14): Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (p), Nielsen (p); Carlsbogard (3), Dika Mem (4), Aitor Ariño (5), Janc (2), N'guessan (3), Aleix Gómez (6+1p), Petrus (-), Makuc (1), Manuel Ortega (1), Palomino (1), Richardson (1+1p), Frade (3), Cikusa (2) and Javier Rodríguez (4). Score every five minutes: 1-2, 4-8, 7-11, 8-16, 11-20, 15-24 (halftime), 19-26, 21-30, 24-33, 26-35, 28-36, and 33-38 (final). Referees: Yon Bustamante López and Javier Álvarez Mata. Two-minute suspensions were given to Edy Silva of Sporting Club de Portugal and to Aleix Gómez, Javier Rodríguez, Palomino, Carlsbogard, and Richardson of Barcelona. A yellow card was shown to Ricardo Costa (coach) of Sporting Club de Portugal. Attendance: Approximately 1,200 at the Vicente Trueba Pavilion in Torrelavega (Cantabria) for the Iberian Super Cup final.