Graham Hansen unbalances the match and Pere Romeu charges against the refereeing

Saint Joan DespiBarça sweated hard to secure a new victory in Liga F. The 'blaugranes', who encountered a defensive wall in front of them, had to wait until the second half to find the imbalance from Caroline Graham Hansen, who generated all three goals and led Pere Romeu's team in the triumph against Granada (3-0).

Fate would have it that the Barça women's team would once again wear a special jersey against Granada. If last season the 'blaugranes' wore the logo of Play by Ed Sheeran—one of Spotify's initiatives—in the 2-0 victory against the Andalusian side, this year it was the turn of the American artist Tyler, the Creator and his brand Golf Wang (GOLF).

And as if it were all written, both matches had a quite similar script. After a first half of absolute dominance by Barça, the goal finally arrived in the second. The Catalans, who tried in every possible way, needed Graham Hansen—who came on in the second half—to find the imbalance and set the match on track.

Granada, just as Pere Romeu expected, set up a match to defend and hold the 0-0 for as long as possible. With a 5-4-1, which Real Sociedad already used last week, Adrián Martín managed to cover all possible spaces and complicate life for the 'blaugranes'. The Granada coach claimed a supposed aggression by Irene Paredes on Jenni López, but the referee—after viewing the action on the screen—considered there was nothing punishable. The two players would meet again in the second half in an action where Pere Romeu would call for a penalty on the Basque center-back. After a long review, the referee did not award it.

The visiting goalkeeper, Laura Sánchez, was one of the great protagonists of the match and managed to avoid goals from Renee Van Asten, Aitana Bonmatí, and Sydney Schertenleib. But far from despairing, the 'blaugranes' kept trying, aware that the goal had to arrive sooner or later. And so it was. Graham Hansen put in a cross that Ewa Pajor could not finish, but Esmee Brugts, taking advantage of one of the few actions in which the Andalusian defense did not clear the ball, put her foot in to break the deadlock.

Barça needed it, as once they score the first, they tend to loosen up. In fact, it didn't take long for the 2-0 to arrive. Patri Guijarro threaded a great pass to Graham Hansen, who didn't miss to bring absolute peace to the Johan Cruyff stadium, which once again saw a poor turnout due to the match time and the price, among other reasons. The Norwegian winger also participated in the 3-0 after taking a corner to the near post, where Tere Mérida put the ball into her own net.

Pere Romeu criticizes the refereeing

At the end of the match, the coach railed against the refereeing, which has conditioned the start of the season for the 'blaugranes'. Without going any further, a controversial penalty not called at the Real Sociedad stadium led to the first defeat of the season last week. Romeu, who has yet to receive a VAR review in his favor, hopes that one day he will be proven right. "I am aware that it is a very difficult job, but is it that difficult?", he criticized.

"I have always been very respectful, polite, and willing to talk things over, but I see that this approach does not work. I know that the league is missing many images. Many times, we see clear things on the tactical cameras and then the VAR images are completely different," confessed the Catalan coach. "It has reached a point where I have decided not to listen to some of their arguments," he added.

"We must take steps forward. There is a lot of talk about whether players are leaving, but this is a point for the League to improve", concluded Romeu.