08.05.2007 23:04
The champion sets the pace (5-1)
Carles Cascante
Barça Sorli Discau have got off to a fine start in the OK Liga final, putting five past Reus when if anything they deserved to score even more. Borregán, with three goals, was the star of the show.
The first game in the OK Liga final saw FC Barcelona Sorli Discau stun Reus with some lively,
offensive and effective roller hockey. A Gual penalty that made it 2-1 did generate a certain
insecurity at the Palau, but the omnipresent Borregán was soon at hand to make it 3-1. Reus were
hell-bent on a comeback after the break, but Barça contained the pressure in a game marked by a
number of missed penalties and direct free hits, and eventually rolled in easy winners at 5-1.
Magnificent opening
Barça flew at the opposition right from the start, and in an
almost perfect move, Sergi Panadero skilfully put Quim Paüls’ side a goal ahead. Thirty
seconds later, before Reus even knew what had hit them, Alberto Borregán finished off a powerful
counter attack led by David Páez to make it 2-0.
First of many penalties
The game saw four penalties in all (3 for Barça and 1 for Reus) and two direct free hits per
side, but of all those, the only one to result in any change to the scoring was Marc Gual’s
fifth minute effort that put Reus back in contention. That was the impetus Manel Barceló’s
side needed to begin mounting a comeback, but FC Barcelona Sorli Discau were having none of that,
and Alberto Borregán slammed home his second of the night to make it 3-1.
Reus frustrated
Alnimar Reus Deportiu continued their valiant efforts to get something out
of this game after the break, but struggled to maintain any kind of meaningful possession.
‘Negro' Páez was having a first class game, the Argentinian playing cool and composed hockey
as he took charge of most of the playmaking. Reus threatened to make it 3-2 with a failed Caldú
effort, and then Mia Ordeig was the object of penalty that was subsequently missed by Carlos López.
The referee’s cards started coming out in the final stages of the match. García and
Gual were both sin binned, as David Páez had been in the first half. The Argentinian ended up
sitting out most of the game before being sent on to finish off the job for the home side after
Alberto Borregán had completed his hat trick with Barcelona’s fourth. The 5-1 sets Barça up
very nicely indeed for game two down south, which will start at 19.00 next Thursday.
Match stats
FC BARCELONA SORLI DISCAU, 5
ALNIMAR REUS DEPORTIU, 1
FC Barcelona Sorli Discau (3+2): Egurrola, Masoliver, Borregán (3), David Páez (1)
y Sergi Panadero (1) –equipo inicial-, Mia Ordeig, J.L. Páez and Carlos López.
Alnimar Reus Deportiu (1+0): Trabal, Gual (1), Caldú, Garcia y Teixidó
–equipo inicial- Casanovas, Borràs, Cabestany and Toni Sánchez.
Goals: 1-0, Panadero (min. 1); 2-0, Borregán (min.1); 2-1, Gual (min. 5); 3-1,
Borregán (min. 18); 4-1, Borregán (min. 40); 5-1, David Páez (min. 43).
Referees: Valverde and Garrote.