F.C. Cartagena 1 vs 4 Barcelona Barcelona
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Barcelona put one foot in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a 4-1 dismantling of Cartagena in the first leg of its round of 32 tie at Estadio Cartagonova on Friday.
The Catalans fell behind to Fernando's shock opener for the Segunda Division B side but responded with two goals from Pedro either side of a Cesc Fabregas strike. Jean Dongou rounded off matters with the fourth in injury time.
With four away goals to overcome, the Murcian minnows will now be playing for little more than pride during the second leg, which takes place in two weeks' time at Camp Nou.
The likes of Alex Song, Sergi Roberto and Marc Bartra were all handed rare starts, but it was otherwise a strong XI named by Gerardo Martino.
However, matters did not appear to be going according to plan when Fernando beat the defense and Jose Pinto with far too much ease to open the scoring with just more than 15 minutes played.
However, with less than 10 minutes to go until the break, Pedro leveled for the visitors with an angled strike from Cesc’s through ball.
The former Arsenal skipper then took matters into his own hands just before halftime when he smacked home Adriano's cross to put Barca into a lead that it would never relinquish.
Pedro bagged his second with 15 minutes remaining, racing onto Alexis Sanchez's defense-splitting pass before beating Cartegena keeper Limones to the ball.
The forward nearly completed his hat trick at the death, but struck the post, only for Dongou to stroke home the rebound to wrap up the victory with his first goal for the club - and the first by an African graduate of La Masia.
Cartagena 1-4 Barcelona: Pedro double sets Blaugrana on course for easy win
The Catalans saw off an early scare to take care of business in the first leg of their Copa del Rey meeting, with Jean Dongou grabbing his first ever goal for the senior side.
The Catalans fell behind to Fernando's shock opener for the Segunda Division B side but responded with two goals from Pedro either side of a Cesc Fabregas strike. Jean Dongou rounded off matters with the fourth in injury time.
With four away goals to overcome, the Murcian minnows will now be playing for little more than pride during the second leg, which takes place in two weeks' time at Camp Nou.
The likes of Alex Song, Sergi Roberto and Marc Bartra were all handed rare starts, but it was otherwise a strong XI named by Gerardo Martino.
However, matters did not appear to be going according to plan when Fernando beat the defense and Jose Pinto with far too much ease to open the scoring with just more than 15 minutes played.
However, with less than 10 minutes to go until the break, Pedro leveled for the visitors with an angled strike from Cesc’s through ball.
The former Arsenal skipper then took matters into his own hands just before halftime when he smacked home Adriano's cross to put Barca into a lead that it would never relinquish.
Pedro bagged his second with 15 minutes remaining, racing onto Alexis Sanchez's defense-splitting pass before beating Cartegena keeper Limones to the ball.
The forward nearly completed his hat trick at the death, but struck the post, only for Dongou to stroke home the rebound to wrap up the victory with his first goal for the club - and the first by an African graduate of La Masia.
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