Igualada Rigat secures a point at Palau Blaugrana after 4-4 draw against Barça

Marc Muntané's team showed great competitiveness, leading three times against the co-leader in a high-intensity OK Liga match.

Imatge genèrica d'un partit d'hoquei patins, amb jugadors en acció prop de la porteria en una pista interior.

Imatge genèrica d'un partit d'hoquei patins, amb jugadors en acció prop de la porteria en una pista interior.

The Igualada Rigat roller hockey team achieved an important 4-4 draw against Barça at the Palau Blaugrana on Monday, maintaining their position at the top of the OK Liga standings.

The match, corresponding to the fourteenth round of the OK Liga, pitted the two co-leaders against each other. Igualada started strong, with Matías Pascual scoring the first goal in the 12th minute. Captain Roger Bars extended the lead shortly before halftime, giving Marc Muntané's side a surprising 0-2 advantage at the break.
The second half saw Barça react quickly. After Igualada committed their tenth foul, Ignacio Alabart converted the direct free hit for the hosts' first goal. Minutes later, Xavi Barroso leveled the score with a cross-shot, making it 2-2.
Igualada refused to yield. Despite a missed direct hit by Marc González, Miguel Cañadillas executed a superb individual play to put the visitors ahead again (2-3). However, Alabart capitalized on Igualada's fifteenth foul to tie the game once more from a direct hit.
The final minutes were intense and marked by rapid goal exchanges. Cañadillas scored again (3-4), but half a minute later, Alabart completed his hat-trick with the final 4-4 equalizer. This result keeps Barça and Igualada tied at the top of the table, now joined by Hockey Club Liceo.
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