Indoor football
The Murcians saw themselves with options until an extra time that turned their back on them as soon as they started
Barça resisted the push of ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida in the second leg of the Quarterfinals of the Play Off for the title with exorbitant suffering. After a 1-3 win over the Catalans in the first leg, the tie was back on track when Ferrao put the Catalans ahead again in the second half at the Palau. However, the 2-1 did not close the match and left some visitors alive who, against the clock, materialized a superb reaction until the 2-4 that gave rise to extra time. This result was not enough for the jamoneros at the end of extra time, since they needed to win at least three goals, but Matheus denied any possibility of a feat by crowning the final 3-4 as soon as a vibrant extra time began.
A Palau Blaugrana decked out for the occasion first received the return of an Esquerdinha who started as a starter in a duel that could have been the last of his career, since his retirement at the end of this season is confirmed by himself. Despite this possibility, it was Barça who started with the 1-3 lead in the first leg, transferring to ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida the responsibility of taking risks to seek a comeback. On this role, Dídac Plana had work to contain the first attacks from the visitors under the sticks, all of them shots from the edge of the area as the Murcians were not capable of penetrating the area with ease. This led Diego Giustozzi to turn to Marcel for the first time as goalkeeper-player after six minutes of the game, multiplying his offensive bet while at the same time making facilities behind his defense.
ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida pressed this way and André Coelho had to launch into the heroic to avoid the first ham goal under the sticks, after even Felipe Valerio had avoided a Dídac exit. The ham group continued to raise pressure lines and in the end they won a prize, since after a loss by Sergio Lozano Leo Santana appeared to clinch the 0-1 hard. This goal put the visitors one goal away from forcing extra time and, at this point, they opted to continue their push to crown the aggregate tie as soon as possible. This decision, however, ended up turning against him, since with the goal unguarded a robbery on Felipe Valerio left the way clear for Adolfo to score the equalizer before the break.
The equalizer extinguished the epic of ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida and even more so the resumption of this round. After a very complicated first half, with little effect on offense, Ferrao appeared to be decisive as soon as the 22nd minute was reached after a great combination with Lozano. Insisting on 5 vs 4 attacks, the Murcia region team lost the ‘wow factor’ as they struggled to resist their slight disadvantage. At an empty goal, several Barcelona pitchers overwhelmed the hearts of Murcia from their own field, but lacked precision to sentence the tie.
Giustozzi had to make some adjustments to get his team back in the game, especially after being called for his fifth foul in the second period with 10 minutes remaining. The dream of ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida slipped away when the captain came to the rescue once again: Fernando shot with his soul in a tilted position and fueled the hopes of a team that was unleashed in the 39th minute, when the referees punished a handball by Coelho inside the area with a penalty that led to Marcel’s comeback from 2-3. One minute remained for the visitors to force extra time and Gadeia, dressed in the goalkeeper-player jacket, also put on the hero’s cape to make it 2-4 in the last seconds and give rise to an extra time of maximum tension.
However, from complete happiness, the ElPozo Murcia Costa Cálida players immediately moved on to disappointment, conceding 3-4 as soon as extra time began. Matheus, precisely a former ham player, once again put Barça ahead in the tie, leading a giant response that was about to convert the fourth goal a few moments later. Sergio Lozano had it in his boots, taking responsibility for executing a double penalty that once again brought out the reflexes of a colossal Juanjo. Despite the stoppage, the uphill for the eighth classified in the regular League was insurmountable as they needed two new goals to turn the tie around, so the round pass smiled at the azulgranas.
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