Barça 5-2 Valdepeñas: First win in the bag

The Barça futsal team have won 5-2 against Valdepeñas in the opening playoff fixture at the Palau Blaugrana. It was a tough game but they got the business done in the end with goals from Pito, Matheus, Sergio González, Catela and André Coelho. So that's 1-0 in the series, which continues on Saturday, this time away from home at the Virgen de la Cabeza.

Spurred on by the Dracs supporters group and a banner reading 'Victory is in our heart. We'll win this', Barça took 8 minutes to open the scoring, and although the visitors managed to cancel that one out, a goal just after half-time set the blaugrana up nicely for the end game. Sergio González and Catela's goals established a 3-goal cushion, and as Valdepeñas surged forward in search of a miracle, André Coelho stroked the ball into the net to make it 5-1.

Both sides scored late goals that had no bearing on the final outcome. Barça have started the playoffs in a very confident and convincing looking manner indeed.

MATCH STATS

Barça: Dídac, André Coelho, Dyego, Catela, Pito, Ortiz, Adolfo, Matheus, Sergio González, Antonio, Ferrao, Marcenio.

Valdepeñas: Edu, Lolo, A. Claudino, Pol Pacheco, S. Abassi, Rafa Rato, Lemine, Nano, Bynho, Solano, Ivi, Boyis, Matheus Preá. 

Goals: 1-0, Pito (min 8). 1-1, Ivi (min 9). 2-1, Matheus (min 21). 3-1, Sergio González (min 35). 4-1, Catela (min 37). 5-1, André Coelho (min 39). 5-2, Ivi (min 40).