The Spanish men's team, driven by the connection between Pau Bargalló and Marc Grauqualified for the semi-finals of the World Roller Hockey Championships taking place in Novara (Italy) after defeat Switzerland (7-0) on Friday in the quarter-finals.
The team led by Guillem Cabestany started as a clear favorite against a rival from the second division of the competitionYeahstarted the match in the first half (6-0) thanks to the goals of Ignacio Alabart, Sergi Aragonés, Ivan Morales and Grau, author of three goals assisted by Bargalló.
Despite the theoretical inequality between both teams, Switzerland took to the track with personality, but the duel was tilted after the first Spanish goal, a service from Bargalló from behind the Swiss goal, which Grau scored with a face-on goal (1-0, min.8).
Strengthened by the score, Spain put the victory on track with a devastating sequence of three goals in two minutes: Alabart He scored the 2-0 (min.10) by dragging the ball from behind the goal and Aragonese He finished off the 3-0 first time (min.11) with a pass from Moraleswho scored the 4-0 (min.12) assisted by Alabart.
The game from behind the goal and the mobility of Spain, with a Fast ball circulation and interior diagonalsThey unstitched Switzerland, which avoided major problems thanks to the goalkeeper Guillermo Obersonwhich He stopped a penalty against César Carballeira and he excelled on many occasions.
Image of the match between Spain and Switzerland
However, the connection between reappeared Grau and Bargalló, with two goals more from the first after a pass from the second, to sentence the duel before the break (5-0, min.23; 6-0, min.25). And after the restart, Spain managed the advantage without any surprises and scored the 7-0 (min.39), the work of Bargalló after a Swiss loss.
In this way, Spain will return to the semi-finals of a World Cupafter having fallen in the quarter-finals of the 2022 edition for the first time since 1991and this Saturday they will face the winner of the match between Portugal and France for a place in the final.
Technical data sheet
7. Spain: Carles Grau, César Carballeira, Pau Bargalló, Marc Grau, Nil Roca -initial team-, Ignacio Alabart, Martí Casas, Sergi Aragonés and Ivan Morales.
0. Switzerland: Guillaume Oberson, Yanic Dysli, Jan Schober, Pascal Kissling, Gian Rettenmund -starting team-, Andrin Gottwald, Gregorio Boll, Lorenzo Rui and Jonathan Brand.
Goals: 1-0: Marc Grau, min.8. 2-0: Ignacio Alabart, min.10. 3-0: Sergi Aragonès, min.11. 4-0: Ivan Morales, min.12. 5-0: Marc Grau, min.23. 6-0: Marc Grau, min.25. 7-0: Pau Bargalló, min.39.
Referees: Carlos Correia (POR) and Fernando Madureira (BRA). No cautions.
Incidents: quarter-final match of the Men's World Roller Hockey Championships held at the Pala Igor in Novara (Italy). EFE
