Catalonia likes it against Jamaica and makes Montilivi vibrate

The Catalan Selection beat this Wednesday by 6-0 to Jamaica in a meeting with a totally festive atmosphere and in which the former Barça player Gerard Deulofeu fHe was the protagonist with a hat-trick in the first half.

The festive evening in Montilivi could not start in a better way for the Catalan team, who jumped onto the pitch with eleven players whose past linked them to the FC Barcelona with the sole exception of edgar badiathe goalkeeper.

In the run-up to the match, the festive atmosphere that always accompanies Catalonia’s commitments was already noticeable, and even more so when these matches are played in Girona, whose commitment is always total with the Catalan team. The Jamaican team, number 65 in the world ranking, found a team willing to make their team enjoy themselves. Gerard Deulofeuwho is carrying out a spectacular campaign in Italy, was going to be the great protagonist of the first half.

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In the 4th minute, the Udinese striker, who wore the “10” in the friendly, took advantage of a blunder by the Jamaican central defender to, with a subtle touch, overcome the exit of Barnes and score 1-0 on an empty goal. minutes later than Riudareneswho played as a center forward, was once again the one who had the most aim and who extended the advantage for the Gerard López after hooking a dead ball inside the area.

Before the break, Catalonia He still had time to double his lead on the scoreboard. First with an excellent header from Marc Bartrawho jumped more than anyone to make it 3-0 and just a minute before the break, appeared, again Deulofeufor, an empty goal, to score after a great action of Riqui Puig y Aleña.

On reboot, Gerard López almost entirely replaced its eleven starters. Edgar Badia, who did not have to participate at any time, left his place to Dani Cárdenas, who in minute 50 had to appear to avoid the goal of honor from Clarke-Harris. The pace of the match slowed down considerably in the second half, but Barça B’s goal-scoring man, Ferran Jutglàhad enough time to join the party by pushing a center of handful. The striker of Espanyol He was in charge of closing the win with a penalty goal in the 88th minute.

Despite the fact that the match was played at a time that, a priori, invited everyone to attend Montilivi, the fact that it was during the week meant that the total capacity was somewhat lower than expected. As reported by the Catalan Federation there was a total of 6,125 spectators, just over 50% of the stadium’s capacity Girona.