Change of heart

This is what happens when you fuck up a counter attack aganist one of the top teams on the world. You get spitted on the face. This is what happened.

As a reminder, Follow this steps:

1. Take a look at the video:
2. Read and think about the analysis.
3. Match the analysis and the video. Min 1:28

This is the last game from the OkLiga first round. This Cerdanyola Calafell ended 2-3 for the Cabestany’s team.

We start on a rebound against the wall picked up by Joan Escala (Cerdanyola Nº6). How he gets to the wall Joan is already over one defender, and using the wall rebound he goes over the second defender. The third defender covers the space as Joan is approaching the box. At this time Xavi Rovira (Cerdanyola Nº74) joins the counter attack. Joan passes, and Rovira executes in a tap. Marti Serra (Calafell Goalkeeper) saves it.

Here is the key. Stop the video here and look. Have you look?

I will help you. Joan is behind the goal cage and Rovira is rolling towards the cage. In the mind of professional players this means. Can you guess it?

I give you some more time

Do you have it?

Ok I will help.

Two defenders down for the transition. Now look at Calafell, one is skating with Rovira towards the corner, this guy is Biel Pujadas (Calafell Nº47). Jero Garcia (Calafell Nº8) is next to Marti facing the other goal cage. In other words, ready for transition. And the last one is Carles Domenech (Calafell Nº6) on the box top corner looking at the ball.

As soon as the ball rebounds, Domech and Jero start skating. In a blink they are already on the midfloor with the ball under control on a 3 on 2 counter attack. Here is the second Cerdanyola mistake. The defender on top covers Domenech, at the top of the triangle. But the second defender stays at the penalty, in the middle. Doing this he leaves options open when the ball gets to the side. The shot, the pass and an extra, a one on one. And the third attacker is completely free. 

Guess, gets a bit closer to the cage and Jero looks for a pass, which is an easy pass due to the defenders. The pass gets to Sergi Folguera (Calafell Nº83) who scores on a tap. Before closing this I want to say. Look at the goalkeeper, he was kind of ready , so he used his stick to cover the pass line. not successful, Folgeura was in a good position.

Grab a stick & keep skating! Or not