Mallorca Palma Futsal suffers its cruelest defeat in the leader's field. He Palau Blaugrana opened its doors this Saturday to host the match between the league champion and the European champion. Barça, which had maintained a comfortable lead over its pursuers since the start of the season, saw it fade in recent days. This situation gave Mallorca Palma Futsal the opportunity to challenge Blaugrana territory and get closer to just one point of difference to the Catalans in case of victory. However, the Balearic team did not manage to get even a point, conceding a goal with 45 seconds remaining.
From the beginning of the first half, the match was marked by equality. The match took on a low tempo, a speed of play that perhaps favored Barça more than Mallorca Palma Futsal. Even so, these did not clearly surpass those of Vadillo who at times threatened with more or less clarity bands, local goalkeeper, but the culés did seem to have a better feeling. The clearest opportunity, as soon as it began, was Chaguinhabut Andrew Coelho He intervened with solvency to prevent it.
In the middle of the first half, Chaguinha starred in a counterattack that tried to culminate Tayebi toe Not only did the ball not go in, but that action preceded the first bad news of the night, Tayebi left the field with pain in his right thigh. After the setback, Mallorca Palma Futsal continued trying until the end, but could do nothing to anticipate the outcome of the first half.
In the second half, Mallorca Palma Futsal was aware of having to take another step. From the outset, Salar enjoyed two good chances. The first ran into the crossbar and the second with Feixas, goalkeeper of the Catalan team. Barça responded from time to time, but the Mallorcans seemed to have more momentum and generate more danger. Bruno Gomes He staged a perfect counterattack, the only thing he missed was the final blow and he went wide. Miquel Feixas also became the protagonist to send a shot from Romulus.
Mallorca Palma Futsal tried but without luck in front of goal. In the 36th minute, Dyego saw the second yellow card and was sent off. of the meeting. Mallorca Palma Futsal had the opportunity to take advantage of the superiority, but was not able to do so. Besides, Moslem saw the second yellow a few seconds later, for protesting, and was also expelled, leaving a three for three on the court. At the end of Barça's inferiority, they put Mallorca Palma Futsal in trouble, but they responded Carlos Barron solid under sticks.
When there were barely two minutes left, and everything seemed to indicate a tie between the Catalans and the Balearic Islands, Mallorca Palma Futsal chose to go for victory. With the risk that it entailed, Bruno Gomes put on the player goalkeeper shirt. In one action, the culé team managed to snatch the ball from the Mallorcans and Miquel Feixas became the hero of the night scoring from his goal the Blaugrana's winning goal with forty-five seconds remaining.
Mallorca Palma Futsal thus misses a great opportunity to score and to further compress the upper part of the classification. Their next match will be against Viña Albali Valdepeñas next Friday at the Palau Sports Municipal Son Moix.
Barça: Feixas, Coelho, Dyego, Matheus and Nico. Also playing: Erick, Antonio, Touré, Harrison and Catela.
Majorca Palma Futsal: Carlos Barron, Marcelo, Chaguinha, Moslem and Tayebi. Also played: Romulus, Fabinho, Salar, Bruno Gomes, Villian, Neguinho, Ernesto, Rivillos and Luan Muller.
Gol: 1-0 Feixas (minute 39).
Referees: Barrilero Mohedano and Bustos Caparros. They reprimanded the local Dyego and the visitor Moslem with a double yellow card. They also gave Fabinho and Salar a yellow card.
Pavilion: Palau Blaugrana. Match corresponding to matchday 23 of the First Division. 3311 spectators.