04.12.2010 17:57
Comfortable win (5-2)
Llorenç Tarrés
Although lacking their usual spark, Barça Alusport still managed to comfortably see off
Marc Carmona had warned that his team always found it hard to come back from a defeat and the team
certainly started slowly finding it hard to get any rhythm into their game against a Caja Segovia
team who themselves renounced their expected style of pressurising the Barça team as they came out
of defence. The visitors were also missing Lozano and their Argentinean star Matías only lasted for
six minutes, but it was still the visitors who looked the most threatening early on with Paco
Sedano to thank for keeping the scores level.
Goal finally arrives
After 11 minutes though, a Javi Rodríguez header rattled the woodwork
and then
Saad and Torras both tested Cidao from distance before Fernandão, back in the team for this
game, opened the scoring at the far post from a Torras centre shoot.
The goal lifted the team and the fans and Cidao just stopped the second from coming with a
save at Wilde’s feet. Chances were coming now, but just as the team seemed to be about to
convert pressure into goals, the half time buzzer went.
Better second half
Wilde set the tone for the second half with a goal from a corner after
just 25 seconds and although Daniel and Matías both tried individual efforts for the visitors,
Barça were on top now. Saad, Wilde and Javi Rodríguez all came close, but it was Carlos who made it
three, shooting between the legs of Cidao after a quick corner. Then came the best move of the game
as Saad, Fernandåo, Carlos and Lin combined with some lovely one touch football, only for Tobe to
clear off the line. The fourth soon came though, as Lin took advantage of poor positioning from
Cidao.
With the game wrapped up, Segovia hit back with two quick strikes but keeper Paco Sedano
rounded off a satisfactory performance with the fifth to guarantee the points.
STATS
FC BARCELONA ALUSPORT, 5
CAJA SEGÒVIA, 2
FC Barcelona Alusport (1+4): Paco Sedano (1), Jordi Torras, Lin (1), Fernandão (1),
Saad –starting five-, Chico, Wilde (1), Igor, Javi Rodríguez, Carlos (1), Sepe and Chema.
Caja Segòvia (0+2): Cidao, Sergio, Tobe, Esquerdinha (1), David –starting
five-, Alberto, Matías, Antoñito (1), Borja, Daniel and Geison.
Goals: 1-0, Fernandão (11'); 2-0, Wilde (21'); 3-0, Carlos (29'); 4-0, Lin (31');
4-1, Antoñito (36'); 4-2, Esquerdinha (37'); 5-2, Paco Sedano (38').
Referees: Felipe Madorran and Gereta Ramírez. Yellow cards for Jordi Torras, Lin
and Chico.
Venue: Palau Blaugrana. 2.283 spectators.