12.12.2009 21:35
Unbeatable (4-0)
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Barça Atlètic have attained their eighth consecutive victory after beating Terrassa 4-0 with goals from Soriano, Armando and Thiago, as well as a ninth-minute own-goal from Canet.
Barça dominated from the outset, but Terrassa looked strong and prevented Barça from getting near
the goalmouth.
Early goal
The first goal came in the ninth minute, when Terrassa player Canet put
the ball into his own net after a cross from Jonathan Dos Santos.
A first-half fright
In the 16th minute, a foul caused Gai Assulin to fall nastily down the steps around the
pitch. Fortunately, the Israeli player was just a bit shook up and had only suffered a cut, but he
was still substituted by Edu Oriol. The incident seemed to affect Luis Enrique’s men, but
they were still able to unfold their style of play.
Goal-scoring efficiency
Barça Atletic were gradually looking more dangerous, but were still
unable to score. Then in the 38th minute, leading goal-scorer Jonathan Soriano made it 2-0 with a
shot from in front of the area. In the dying moments of the half, Thiago headed to Armando, who
shot the ball home to make it 3-0.
Decisive
Luis Enrique’s men came on in the second half looking ready to prevent Terrassa from
pulling back. Thiago made the result decisive with Barça’s fourth goal in the 50th minute
with a great shot.
With the outcome now clear, the Blaugranas had other chances, but they came to nothing.
Nevertheless, they dominated the rest of the game and Terrassa didn’t get a look-in.
Images: Miguel Ruiz (FCB)
MATCH STATISTICS
BARÇA ATLÈTIC, 4
TERRASSA, 0
Barça Atlètic: Miño, Montoya, Fontàs (min 69, Benítez), Espasandín, Armando, Rueda
(min 62, Luque), Dos Santos, Thiago, Nolito, Gai (min 20, Edu Oriol) and Soriano.
Terrassa: Miguel Ángel, Zou, Canet, Heredia, Ramón (min 62, Joshua), David López,
Carroza, Ivan Díaz, Florian (min 84, Mario), Ettien and Terencio.
Referee: Pedro Sureda Cuenca.
Goals: 1-0 Canet pp, min 9; 2-0 Soriano, min 38; 3-0 Armando, min 47 and 4-0
Thiago, min 50.