COPA DEL REY / SUPERCOPA DE ESPAÑA
TITLE SLIPS AWAY FC Barcelona missed out on the Copa del Rey when they lost the final to CP Vic. The Final Eight in Blanes saw Ricard Muñoz’s side start well against Enrile PAS Alcoy, winning 3-2, with goals from Pablo Álvarez, Matías Pascual and Panadero. In the semi-finals, Barça downed CP Voltregà 4-3, with two goals from Gual, one from Pablo Álvarez and another from Barroso. The final versus CP Vic was a tight affair but great defensive tactics deployed by coach Pujalte proved decisive. Barça were missing Marc Torra through suspension and committed their tenth foul just before the break, with Ferran Font making the most of the opportunity to get his team ahead. They let another one in just after the restart, but refused to let their heads drop and battled on until the bitter end. Panadero pulled one back after 31 minutes and then FCB piled on the pressure in search of a second, but came up against a fine keeper in Grau who made three key saves that stood in the way of Barça and their twentieth Copa del Rey.
ROUND
Quarter final Semi-final Final
DATE
27.02.2015 28.02.2015 01.03.2015
GAME
FC BARCELONA V ENRILE PAS ALCOY FC BARCELONA V CP VOLTREGÀ FC BARCELONA V CP VIC
RESULT 3-2 4-3 1-2
GOLDEN GOAL WINS IT FOR BARÇA The roller hockey team won the Spanish Super Cup for the fourth time in a row. The venue for the 2014/15 edition was Reus, and Ricard Muñoz’s side beat the hosts in an intense semi-final, having to respond to going a goal down just before half time. Two goals from Pablo Álvarez and one from Panadero looked to have settled things, before Marc Coy’s late strike to make it 3-2 set up a nervy ending – but FCB held on for a 3-2 win. A thrilling final against Liceo was the reward, with both sides getting floods of chances and goals going in at either end. Liceo edged into a 4-3 lead with ten minutes to go, and it began to look like that was the way things would remain as Barça squandered their late chances. But up stepped Pablo Álvarez to equalise in the final minute, and the same player then netted a golden goal in overtime to secure a dramatic victory.
ROUND
Semi-final Final
74
SPORTS AREA
DATE
13.09.14 14.09.14
GAME
FC BARCELONA V REUS DEPORTIU HC COINASA LICEO - FC BARCELONA
RESULT 3-2 4-5