IVAN TIBAU RECEIVE THE CHAMPIONS

Catalonia Sports General Secretary, Ivan Tibau, has received this afternoon the catalonia national roller hockey team, recently proclaimed 2011 Copa Amèrica champions for the first time.

Catalan players have arrived to the Barcelona-El Prat airport from Sao Paulo (Brazil) and have been received by the first national sports authority. Tibau has been accompained by the President of Catalan Roller Sports Federation, Ramon Basiana, and both have congratulated the team.

[Video] Catalonia national team arrive to Catalonia (Televisió de Catalunya)
[Video] Catalonia national team arrive to Catalonia (La malla)

INTERVIEWS WITH THE CATALONIA NATIONAL TEAM IN CATALUNYA RADIO AND TV3

Barberà and Maria Majó - CatRàdio

Barberà, Barceló an Ortega - Matins TV3

After arriving to Catalonia, Maria Majó and Josep Maria Barberà have gone to Catalunya Ràdio studios to record an interview for the program "El club de la mitjanit".

[Audio] Interview: Maria Majó and Josep Maria Barberà at "El Club de la mitjanit" - [Minute 41] (Catalunya Ràdio)


On Thursday, Cristina Barceló, Caterina Ortega and Josep Maria Barberà have been interviewed at the program Els Matins de TV3.

[Video] Barceló, Ortega and Barberà - Els Matins de TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya)

	2-0
	FINAL

CATALONIA WIN THE 2011 COPA AMERICA

Catalonia are the champions of 2011 Copa America after beating Chile 2-0 in the final.

The Catalan players certify with this victory their better performace throughout the championship and win the title for the first time after the second places in 2010 in Catalonia and in 2007 in Chile.

The Catalan has needed to fight till the end with the chilean, that never surrendered, to get this precious and desired title with the Catalan national team.

It should be noted the great performance by all Catalan players and goalkeepers, as well as the work of the coach -Josep Maria Barberà- throughout the competition, and all people that have been with the team. The top scorer of the competition is Cristina Barceló, with 10 goals

Goals: 1-0 Anna Casarramona; 2-0 Berta Tarrida.

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	3rd-4th

BRAZIL GET THE BRONZE MEDAL

The Brazilian have beaten 5-2 theUruguayan in the 3rd place-match, in a game where the Brazilian showed their better skills and the Uruguayans have shown that they are improving quickly their hockey. Brazil matches the third place reached in 2007 in Chile, and Uruguay place themselves over Southafrica, as they did in 2010 in Catalonia.

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COPA AMERICA TEAM BEAT SOUTHAFRICA

The Copa América team with players from the other teams has beaten Southafrica 8 a 0.

[Video] Highlights Copa América Team - Southafrica (Vídeo de roaazevedo)

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	Semifinal

CATALONIA GO UNBEATEN TO THE FINAL

Catalonia comes back to a continental final after beating Uruguay in semifinals 12 - 0.

Catalonia has started the game playing to win but have found a locked box in the field of Uruguayan players, high temperatures in the sportshall and that the ball does not flow fast enough, what has made not easy to score and to find the normal pace of play of the Catalan. It was the fourth minute of play, with the first goal by Anna Romero, when Catalonia has started to advance to the semi-finals, reaching the half with a score of 3-0.

In the second half, Catalan players have extended the lead with speed and force, reaching the end of the match scoring a large number of goals, and where all players were able to show their skills.

Particularly noteworthy is the work of the coach, Josep Maria Barberà, which again has placed Catalonia to the final of the Copa America.

With Catalonia played: Viki Rodriguez (p), Cristina Barceló (3), Maria Díez (2), Anna Romero (1), Berta Tarrida (1) -cinc inicial- Anna Casarramona (1), Marta Montpart (1), Ester Nadal (1), Maria Majó (2) and Caterina Ortega.

This Saturday at 19:30 Catalonia will face Chile to win the title, in what will be a repeat of the 2007 final. In the first stage of competition the match between these two teams was very even, ending with a narrow Catalan win by 3 to 2.

	2-1
	Semifinals

CHILE BEAT BRAZIL AND WILL BE IN THE FINAL

Chile has won Brazil by 2-1 and will play the final. The second semifinal has been really balanced between two teams that know each other very well, hours later they had already tied the last game of the initial phase. The game started with good plays by both teams and great performances by the goalkeepers, including penalties, maintaining a control strategy over the game that has led to the half time with a 0-0 draw. It was in the second half as both teams definitely have launched the attack, getting the Chilean advance in the scoring with two goals in quick succession of Francisca Donoso and Macarena Ramos. Minutes later, Erica Bueno has reduced distances, turning emotion to the game until the end, though Braxil have not been able to win.

Goals: 1-0 Francisca Donoso; Macarena Ramos 2-0, 2-1 Erica Bueno.