Football

11.02.2011 22:28

No hangover for champion (10-0)

Llorenç Tarrés

Barça Alusport celebrated their Spanish cup victory in style. Following a hearty tribute they showed just why they are top of the league by devastating Gestesa.

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FC BARCELONA ALUSPORT, 10
GESTESA GUADALAJARA, 0

FC Barcelona Alusport (7 3): Paco Sedano, Chico (2), Igor (2), Saad, Wilde (2) –starting five-, Fernandao (1), Javi Rodríguez (2), Jordi Torras (1), Sepe, Verdejo, Eric Martel and Cristian.

Gestesa Guadalajara (0 0): Fran Noguera, Juanillo, Jesús Calvo, Javi Cala, Blecua - starting five -, Chino, Velasco, Kensuke, Rubén, Cristian, Perete and Dani.

Goals: 1-0, Igor (1 '); 2-0, Chico (3'); 3-0, Jordi Torras (6 '); 4-0, Javi Rodríguez (6'); 5-0, Chico ( 7 '); 6-0, Javi Rodríguez (12'); 7-0, Wilde (18 '); 8-0, Igor (23'); 9-0, Wilde (25 '); 10-0, Fernandao (32 ').

Referees: Gracia Marín and Muñez Carpintero. Yellows for Barça’s Fernandao and visitors Juanillo, Perete and Velasco.

Venue: Palau Blaugrana (2,141 spectators).

Marc Carmona’s side was way too strong for the team from Guadalajara and had already won the game with five goals in the first seven minutes. Some may have questioned whether the players would be able to refocus after winning the cup title, but they clearly could.

Strong champion

Before the game started, there were photos, a lap of honour and plenty of celebrations of the futsal team’s historic cup victory. A healthy crowd of over 2,000 came to the Palau to enjoy the party, which was continued into the game, in which FCB displayed all of their finest virtues.

Barça Alusport were quite simply astounding and Gestesa never recovered from the shock of conceding a goal before the game was barely under way. Barça were simply stronger, more tactically aware, and had the kind of individual flair that their visitors were sadly lacking. They were able to play with ease, and once the floodgates had opened, the fiesta was transferred to the stands, where the fans even produced a Mexican wave.

All over early doors

Chico added the second goal, and then Torras and Javi Rodríguez added two more in less than a minute. At 4-0, Carmona, who was missing Lin and Carlos through injury, sent on youth players Sepe, Eric Martel and Verdejo, all of whom played like veterans, although none of them scored. The first half ended with an almost embarrassing scoreline of 7-0. The sixth in particular was a true work of art, with the whole team combining and Javi Rodríguez completing the move with a spectacular finish.

Gestesa, with Chino and Japanese import Kensuke being the only players to make any kind of impression, spent the second half defending as tightly as possible to do their best to keep the score respectable, but to little avail, for the second half had barely started before Barcelona were winning 8-0.

Biggest win

Brazilians Wilde and Fernandao added two more to make the final result 10-0, and round off the biggest Barça win ever in the top flight. The final minutes of the game were a mere formality, and just as important as the goal-fest is the fact that Barça Alusport are still looking down from the summit of the league table