From 2-0 to 6-1: Barça dispatch Semey

Barça beat Futsal Club Semey 6-1 on matchday two of Group 1 of the main phase of the UEFA Futsal Champions League, played at the Lučenec Arena. The Catalans return to the UEFA Futsal Champions League two years on, and this win came after their debut against Minerva. At half-time, Javi Rodríguez's side led 2-0 and, in the second half, added four more goals, with six different scorers over the course of the match.

First half

In the 6th minute, Eric Martel opened the scoring. Shortly before the interval, just over two minutes before the break, Higor de Souza made it 2-0. Until then, Semey had shot on several occasions, with Dedezinho, Torres and Gabriel Candido, but without finding the goal that would get them into the match. Pedrinho received the first yellow card in the 12th minute, and Barça's Antonio Pérez was shown his yellow shortly afterwards.

Second half

In the second half, Dedezinho reduced the deficit to 1-2 in the 24th minute, the only goal for the Kazakh side. Two minutes later, Adolfo made it 1-3 in the 26th minute. Mouhoudine scored the 1-4 in the 27th minute, assisted by Eric. In the 32nd minute, Pedrinho was shown a second yellow and sent off, leaving Semey a player down for two minutes. In that spell, Eric scored the 1-5 in the 33rd minute. Late on, Antonio Pérez made it 1-6 in the 39th minute, and Dedezinho hit the woodwork straight after.

In goal, Didac Plana made decisive saves in the 24th, 31st and 37th minutes, while Semey wasted several chances, including efforts from Fernan, Rodriguinho and Nardinho.

Analysis

Barça won on the back of their finishing and the way they made the most of their numerical advantage after the sending-off, with Eric scoring twice. Semey, despite creating dangerous moments, were too wasteful in front of goal and were a man down from the 32nd minute, which changed the course of the match. For Barça, the win means six goals scored and only one conceded in this match. Next comes Saturday's game against hosts Lučenec, to close Group 1.

Player of the match: Eric Martel, two goals and an assist in Barça's win.