20.04.2008 19:37
Verónica Díez (enviada especial)
FC Barcelona ended up as disappointed runners-up the Copa del Rey final, after a goal in added time by Kellman gave the Manchegan team victory.
It was just a second away from extra-time. Iker Romero had made it 30-30, but in the dying
seconds a goal by Kellman gave the Manchegan team victory. Barça were unable to re-take the
King’s Cup.
Little difference at the outset
The game had started out with the score see-sawing between Barça and Ciudad Real.
Barça were on top twice, in the third minute when Nagy made it 1-2, then seven minutes later when
Iker Romero made it 5-6.
Ciudad Real build on their lead
From the 13th minute, Ciudad Real started to build on their lead, and Sterbik was solid in
goal. Entrerríos made it 12-7, then five minutes from the whistle, Albert Rocas brought the score
back to 18-15, and the first half finished at 19-15. Iker Romero and Demetrio Lozano had been
Barça’s key players, with six and three goals respectively.
Lozano takes the first step
The first goal of the second half took four minutes to arrive, when Lozano made it 19-16.
Ciudad Real were only able to get 2 goals in 10 minutes, being blocked out by Barça’s
defence. A counter-attack from Juanín García brought the score to a draw (21-21), and another of
his goals in the tenth minute put Barça in the lead for the first time in the second half
The great Rocas
The last 20 minutes were intense. The blaugranes were solid and held on to their lead,
but with ten minutes to go, Entrerríos put his side back in the lead at 26-25. In the final part,
Albert Rocas was crucial, getting back to a draw twice, at 26 points apiece and at 27.
Kallman decisive in the dying seconds
In the final minutes, Ciudad Real took advantage of Barça being one man short after Garabaya
got sent off, and took the lead with goals from Entrerrios and Steffanson (30-28). Iker Romero
brought hope to Barça alter pulling the score line back to 30-30. In the dying seconds it looked
like there would be extra-time, but Kallman scored from a free throw and brought the King’s
Cup to Ciudad Real.
CIUDAD REAL, 31
FC BARCELONA, 30
Ciudad Real: Sterbik, Kallman (7), Urios (4), Metlicic (2), Rutenka (2) Zorman
(2), Morros (-), Laen, Pajovic (1), Stefansson (6), García Parrondo (-), Entrerríos (5), Masachs
(1), Dinart (1)
FC Barcelona: Losert, Noddesbo (1), Xepkin (-), Tomàs (2), Lozano (5), Nagy (3),
Ugalde (-) Hvidt, García (3), Garabaya (-), Nenadic (-), Romero (10), Larholm (1), Rocas (5)
Partials every 5 minuts: 3-2 / 5-6 / 11-7 / 14-9 / 17-12 / 19-15
– half time – 19-16 / 21-21 / 23-23 / 25-25 / 27-26 / 31-30.
Referees: Breto León and Huelín Trillo