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23.04.2007 17:09

Liceo, a prestigious opponent for the semi-finals

Carles Cascante

Barça Soli Discau are through to the semi-finals of the OK League. They will now face Liceo, a prestigious and historic opponent, after seeing off Cemex Tenerife in the quarterfinals of the play-offs for the OK League title.

The men coached by Quim Paüls have beaten Cemex Tenerife again, this time by 3 goals to 4. In a hard fought game, the Tenerife outfit made it very difficult for Barça, in large part thanks to the performance of their star player Miquel Angel Sánchez.

After an excellent performance in the first game of the quarterfinal series (9-3), the FC Barcelona Sorli Discau players were looking forward to a reasonably easy game in the Canary Islands. But that couldn’t have been further from the reality. With David Páez suspended, Carlitos López formed the attacking duo with Beto Borregán, but the Argentine star was not up to his usual standard. However, Borregán more than made up for this by scoring three goals to seal the win.

Liceo defeat Vilanova

Barça will now take on Liceo, after the Galician side defeated reigning CERS champions, Vilanova l’Ull Blau, 2-0 in the series, thanks to a 1-2 away win.

The record books suggest that that Barça go into the semi-finals as firm favourites. The two teams have met three times already this season – twice in the league and once in the Kings Cup – with three wins for Barça. In round 12 of the Spanish league, Barça thrashed Liceo 0-5 in the Riazor, while in the home game Barça won by 4 goals to 3. In the Cup, Barça came out on top 2-5.