2014 Supercopa de Catalunya
Overview
[edit]The 2014 Supercopa de Catalunya was a match played between the two highest rated Catalan clubs in La Liga[1] at the time, Barcelona and RCD Espanyol. The match was played at Estadi Montilivi on the 29th of October, 2014. The attendance for the match was 5,110. [2] This was the first ever Supercopa de Catalunya, after the CFC (Catalan Football Federation) changed the format for the Copa Catalunya. Second and third division clubs (as well as the winner of the Catalan First Division) were able to participate in the old tournament, while Barcelona and Espanyol played this one-off match for the Super Cup. [3]
Match
[edit]Gerard Piqué opened the scoring for Barcelona after heading in Luis Suárez's cross in the 15th minute. Despite dominating the game from start to finish, Barcelona were not able to add to Piqué's goal and Espanyol eventually equalised through a perfectly taken free kick from Anaitz Arbilla. The game then went to a penalty shootout, which Barcelona won 4-2. Xavi Hernández, Alen Halilović, Álex Grimaldo, and Ivan Rakitić all scored their penalties for Barcelona. Jordi Masip saved Anaitz Arbilla's penalty and Abraham González missed for Espanyol, earning Barcelona their first Supercopa de Catalunya title.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "FCF presenta la Supercopa, un torneo para "dignificar" el fútbol catalán". Mundo Deportivo. October 14, 2014.
- ^ Irigoyen, Juan I. (October 30, 2014). "Luis Suárez siempre juega". El País – via elpais.com.
- ^ "FC Barcelona claim first ever Catalan Super Cup". www.fcbarcelona.com.
- ^ Cernensek, Bostjan (October 30, 2014). "FC Barcelona News: 30 October 2014". Barca Blaugranes.