Penalties give Palma Futsal its first Champions League!

He Majorca Palma Futsal made history this Sunday by winning the first Champions futsal after defeating the mighty in a penalty shootout (5-3). Sporting Clube de Portugal, in a dramatic final, with extra time and plenty of tension on the court Velodrome Balearic Islands.

tears overflowed between members of the Mallorcan team as soon as the penalty shootout ended, which ended in a 1-1 tie on the scoreboard. The achievement of signing with the golden letters of victory that confirm them as the best team on the continent was celebrated with great emotion on the field in a sold out capacity of 5,200 spectators.

The Mallorcan five, well directed by Antonio Vadillo, had to suffer until the end to celebrate the first title in its history against the two-time Portuguese team Europefull of internationals and reached the final after defeating the anderlecht Belgian 7-1.

The clash was spectacular from the start. Players from both teams go all out, without giving or asking for a timeout, contesting every ball at the regulatory limit and makes it very difficult for the referees

Palma’s goalkeeper, Luan Muller, he unblocked the game in the first half advancing into the rival area with no one to stop him. The ball, which bounced off a Portuguese defender, reached Mario Rivillos, that he scored a cross shot before the delirium in the stands.

Rivillos was also the author of the decisive penalty that gave his team the title. Until then (min. 14) the whole game was reduced to an exercise in defense at all costs, games at the limit of what is allowed and a very intense pressure in all sectors of the track.

Scoring opportunities were few and far between for both goals. Palma, debuting in a European competition, He did not fight with his opponent who was victorious. Its players, with the tireless encouragement of a devoted fan, stepped up defensive tasks to stop the game of Sports.

The clash was not only experienced with passion on the field. The two technicians, Antonio Vadillo and Nuno Dias, they also huddled on the bench giving instructions and ordering a constant rotation of players.

This resulted in the high voltage reached by the latter many mistakes and two yellow cards, one for each team, saw Cainan, from Palma, and Varela, from Sporting.

The Portuguese team rushed out at the start in search of leveling the score. He did this at the cost of leaving space for pistachio green quintero’s counterattacks.

Tomas and Rivillos had their chances, both were ultimately thwarted by guitarBrazilian goalkeeper who, in addition to stopping balls, also tried his luck in the rival goal with powerful shots.

The match, more open and vertical than the first twenty minutes, got emotional. Sporting led the actions and they attacked Palma more, defending themselves with order and paying attention to any mistakes in the visit.

The verticality of the two-time European champion paid off in the 33rd minute with a Zicky’s goal that tied the contest. also scored Sokolov moments later, but the goal was disallowed by the referees after consulting the video arbitration and verifying that müller a Portuguese player grabbed his shirt while trying to clear the ball.

In the final minutes of regulation time, anyone can win. müller He was a huge under the sticks to prevent the visitor’s goal and the other goal, guitar He made a mistake three minutes from time when he shot on goal. The rebound took it Chaguinha in his field and his shot crashed into the crossbar.

There was a success of palm, who aspires to success with rivillos exercising goalkeeper-player duties, before the clash went into extra time.

In extra time of two periods of five minutes each, both teams focused on their efforts to make no mistakes. The five Spaniards maintained their decision to play with superiority on the court when attacking, including Eloy Rojas and Cleber exchange in these roles.

The 1-1 scoreline did not budge and the Champions League title had to be decided in a penalty shootout where there was trouble between players from both teams. Finally, Palma prevailed amidst the joy that was unleashed on a velodrome celebrating in style the first title in the history of the Balearic club. The Mallorca team became the fourth Spanish club to win the Champions League after Inter FS (5 titles), FC Barcelona (4) and Castellon beaches (2).