Bittersweet week for Sant Cugat teams: PHC victory contrasts with key defeats

DSV Club Voleibol Sant Cugat loses against the league leader, while Patí Hoquei Club Sant Cugat breaks its losing streak with a home win.

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The main sports teams of Sant Cugat del Vallès closed the first round of their leagues last Saturday, December 13, with mixed results, highlighting the volleyball defeat and the roller hockey victory.

The DSV Club Voleibol Sant Cugat fell 3-0 in Menorca against Avarca Menorca, the undefeated league leader, in the final matchday of the first round played on Saturday, December 13. The sets were close (25-21, 25-20, and 25-23), with the hosts dominating despite the efforts of key players like Maria Westergaard, Aina Berbel, Marta Cano, and Ane Cengotitabengoa. Despite the loss, the team remains third, tied on points with the second-placed team, Heidelberg-Volkswagen.
On the positive side, the men's Oxigen Patí Hoquei Club Sant Cugat broke a four-game losing streak by defeating CH Mataró 5-2 at home. The match, played on December 13, saw Oriol Llorens score just before halftime to put the Sant Cugat team ahead. In the second half, PHC Sant Cugat dominated, securing the victory that places them in eighth position in the OK Lliga Plata Nord with 10 points.

The defeat of Sant Cugat FC against the second-to-last placed team was the negative surprise of the day, causing the team to drop to fourth position in the table.

The weekend was also negative for the women's Handbol Sant Cugat team, which lost the leadership of Group B in the Lliga Catalana d'Or after falling 34-38 against Handbol Gavà at the ZEM Rambla del Celler. Despite 7 goals from Aina Fortuny and 6 from Djuna Modrego, fatigue proved decisive in the final minutes. Meanwhile, the men's Sant Cugat FC suffered a surprising 1-2 defeat against the second-to-last team, Juventud 25 de Septiembre A, at ZEM Jaume Tubau, losing their second position in 1a Catalana.