Barça 3-7 Peñíscola: Faltering start to the year

A tough blow for the Barça futsal team at the Palau Blaugrana with Tino Pérez's going down to a 7-3 defeat against Peñíscola, the surprise package of the league season so far. The blaugranes had plenty of chances in the game but a combination of excellent goalkeeping and poor finishing condemned them to another loss in the league. 

Peñíscola strike early

The visitors showed early on why they are the breakout team of the campaign in the league, taking the lead through Diego Sancho in the very first minute of the game after a mistake at the back from Barça. Fits struck back quickly for Barça to make it 1-1 but soon Peñíscola were ahead again when Gauna scored.

Almost immediately Fits grabbed another to make it 2-2 but two defensive mistakes from the blaugranes allowed Juanqui and then Pani to give the visitors a two goal lead at 4-2 with just 11 minutes gone. 

In the second half Adolfo reduced the deficit in the 27th minute with Barça back in the game at 4-3 down. However, Juanqui added a fifth for Peñíscola and then the visitors took advantage of Barça sacrificing their keeper to score twice late on to pile on the misery for the blaugranes and take a 7-3 win. 

MATCH STATS 

BARÇA, 3

PEÑÍSCOLA, 7

Barça: Dídac, Antonio, Touré, Catela, Fits -starting five- Adolfo, Pito, Erick, Matheus, Eric Martel.

Peñíscola: Gus, Agustín Plaza, Luciano Gauna, Paniagua, Diego Sancho -starting five- Gio (gk), Juanqui, Yeray, Pol Salas, Quintela, Elías, Cristian, Pablo Muñoz. 

Goals: 0-1, Diego Sancho (min 1). 1-1, Fits (min 2). 1-2, Gauna (min 9). 2-2, Fits (min 10). 2-3, Juanqui (min 10). 2-4, Paniagua (min 11). 3-4, Adolfo (min 27). 3-5, Juanqui (min 34). 3-6, Agustín Plaza (min 37). 3-7, Elías (min 38).