26.01.2011 21:57

First title of 2011 for Barça Sorli Discau (7-2)

Sònia de Alba (Enviada especial)

The Copa Continental is Barça’s again! After a hard working performance, Barça Sorli Discau kept a cool head and maintained maximum concentration to see off Liceo in the final.

The first trophy of the season for Barça Sorli Discau was won in Bilbao tonight, as Ferran Pujalte’s team put in a hard working performance to beat one of the most dangerous rivals on the scene –Liceo and take the Copa Continental.

Ordeig opens the scoring

Barça made a great start and after Alberto Borregán robbed possession early on in midfield to launch a counter attack, Beto had the chance to open the scoring, but Malián was able to stop his attempt to lift the ball past him. There were then three posts before Mia Ordeig finally did get the opener, half way through the first half.

Liceo came back into the game though and Josep Lamas got the equaliser with a shot from the left that Sergi Fernandez could do nothing about and although Carlitos Lopez had a great chance to give Barça the lead with a penalty just before the break, the two teams went in level at half time.

Early penalty action

At the start of the second, Sergio Fernandez was shown a yellow at a penalty and then a blue which meant that Aitoe Egurrola had to face the penalty and in an action that boosted the team’s morale he saved it. Liceo were unable to take advantage of their numerical superiority and it was in fact Barça who grabbed the first of the half when Mia Oedeig scored with a strong well placed shot from a second attempt at a penalty..

Pablo Álvarez could have equalised, but his goal from the penalty was ruled illegal for lifting the stick too high and soon after, Liceo had another when Marc Torra committed a clear foul and Egurrola now saw a blue, meaning that Fernandez was back between the posts and he managed to stop the penalty. The excitement was growing now and Liceo would come to rue those misses! Meantime Torra had made it 3-1 for Barça.

Borregan makes it four, and five

Once again, Barça were a man down, but they refused to buckle and Borregan made it 4-1 with a masterful strike that seemed to have wrapped up the game, but 30 seconds later Pablo Alvarez made it 4-2 and Ferran Pujalte called a time out.

Borregán showed Liceo the way by scoring a fifth from the penalty spot and gave Barça a three goal cushion going into the last ten minutes.

Barça finish the game off

With five minutes left, Liceo were a man down when Josep Lamas saw a straight red and Marc Torra took advantage with a finally, Adroher got the seventh to round off a get win and the first trophy of the season.