Handfamília take fourth title in the Midnight Handball Cup; Assermurb win the women's event
Handfamília won their fourth consecutive Midnight Handball Cup title by beating Porto 21-15 in Sunday (1) final. In the women's event Assermurb beat Galvez 26-19 to finish 100 percent, ending a two-year wait for the title.
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A 15ª Copa Handebol da Meia-Noite terminou neste domingo (1) com o quarto título seguido do Handfamília no masculino e com a Assermurb campeã no feminino, no Ginásio da AABB (Associação Atlética Banco do Brasil), em Rio Branco.
Na decisão masculina, o Handfamília superou o Porto por 21 a 15. No caminho do tetra (2023 a 2026), foram três vitórias — 16 a 9 sobre o Galvez e 29 a 19 sobre o Meta, ambas na primeira fase — e um revés: 22 a 21 para o Porto, também na fase classificatória.
No feminino, a Assermurb derrotou o Galvez por 26 a 19 na decisão e terminou a campanha sem derrotas, com 100% de aproveitamento nos três jogos. Antes disso, já havia batido o próprio Galvez por 18 a 15 na primeira fase e o Recriança por 25 a 21.
O título encerra um jejum de dois anos da Assermurb na competição.
A edição deste ano contou apenas com equipes filiadas. Os jogos começaram na noite de sábado (31), atravessaram a madrugada e terminaram na manhã de domingo.
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