Copa del Rey: first champion ever
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Among the best
In the Spanish Cup final in Segovia, Barça beat El Pozo Murcia, and in Toledo they got the better
of Inter, confirming that FC Barcelona is now up there with the two teams that have dominated
Spanish futsal in recent years.
Copa del Rey: first champion ever
FC Barcelona will always be remembered as the first team to win the futsal Copa del Rey, a tournament that the RFEF and LNFS set up this season using the same format as the football competition.
Barça were impeccable in this competition. Marc Carmona’s side reached the grand final in
Toledo after five wins in five game s, four away from the Palau. They started against Second
Division BP Andorra, who they also met in the semi finals of the Copa Catalunya. Wilde (2), Lin,
Igor and Carlos got the goals as Barça won 2-5.
Three División d’Honor teams
Barça Alusport then had to win a tough derby away to Marfil, and won 0-2 in Santa
Coloma with first half goals from Saad and Javi Rodriguez. The quarter finals brought another
toughie for Barça Alusport, but they won 3-5 at the always difficult Benicarló.
The semi finals were two-legged, but Barça Alusport were enjoying the best moment of the
season and sentenced the tie in the first leg by winning 2-9 at the Municipal de Lugo and back at
the Palau they extended that by winning 6-1.
Final against Inter... and bad luck
Barça Alusport were proclaimed champions by beating Inter Movistar in
Toledo (4-3). They had to overcome a tough opponent and injury problems to win in the last moments
of overtime. It was a true champion’s performance against all the odds, in which collective
effort won through in the end.
The side from Madrid went ahead and this setback was followed by an injury to goalkeeper
Cristian. Paco Sedano replaced him and made some decisive saves. Wilde equalised 40 seconds before
the break, but the bad luck returned when Fernandão scored an own goal and Chico and Wilde also
retired injured.
Barça’s equaliser was a Schumacher own goal, to send things into overtime, where Inter
went ahead again. When all seemed lost, Jordi Torras and Lin grabbed a goal each to clinch the
game, the final and the title. Javi Rodríguez lifted the third trophy of the season. Many more
teams will win the Copa del Rey, but the first ever will always be in the FCB Museum trophy
cabinet.
League table 2011/12
| Teams | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Teams | Pts |
| 1 | ElPozo Murcia | 79 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona Alusport | 74 |
| 3 | Inter Movistar | 64 |
| 4 | Caja Segovia | 49 |
| 5 | Autos Lobelle de Santiago | 47 |
| 6 | Triman Navarra | 45 |
| 7 | Carnicer Torrejón | 45 |
| 8 | Umacon Zaragoza | 43 |
| 9 | Puertollano | 39 |
| 10 | Fisiomedia Manacor | 37 |
| 11 | OID Talavera | 36 |
| 12 | Ríos Renovables Ribera Navarra | 33 |
| 13 | Azkar Lugo F.S | 29 |
| 14 | Marfil Santa Coloma | 28 |
| 15 | Reale Cartagena | 24 |
| 16 | Benicarló FS | 0 |
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