Bors scores, but Villa de Aranda lose to Spanish champions Barcelona
Handball player Bors scored in Villa de Aranda's match against champions Barcelona, but the hosts lost 33:40. The team remains last in the 16-team standings.
In a handball match in Spain, Villa de Aranda lost 33:40 at home to Barcelona, the current Spanish champions and the winners of the EHF Champions League, Europe's top club handball competition. Bors, whom the Latvian outlet Sportacentrs lists among Latvian players competing abroad, took part in the game. He took two shots on goal and scored.
How the match went
Barcelona were already well ahead early on: at half-time the score was 16:22 in favour of the visitors. The gap did not change significantly after the break, and the match ended with the champions winning by seven goals.
The hosts' top scorer was Samuel Cordjess with seven goals. The most productive player on the visiting side was Dika Mem, who scored one goal more, meaning eight.
Standings
After five matches, Villa de Aranda have collected just one point and sit in last place among the 16 teams. The defeat by the title holders leaves the position unchanged, and the team will have to look for its first wins in the coming fixtures.
The news agency LETA was the source of the report.
