Friendly League

Down Park
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bubu Denat started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Francesc Pla threw the ball into play from the sideline. Downchester City's Ángel De Silva quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Downchester City's Andrés Figueroa got a free kick in the 7th minute. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Jose Heredia took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Alejandro Verdu to make any attempt to save it. Downchester City's attentive Ángel De Silva managed to snatch the ball when Federico Zanetti made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Alejandro Verdu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Heredia in the 18th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Jose Heredia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alejandro Verdu, 2-0. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Heredia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jose Heredia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jose Heredia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Alejandro Verdu made a huge save. 24 minutes into the game, Ángel De Silva threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Federico Zanetti quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jose Heredia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Alejandro Verdu made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Bubu Denat got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 36 minutes into the game, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Antoni Villarroel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fumo Canuto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Downchester City's zone, Bubu Denat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fumo Canuto came out of the goal and Bubu Denat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoni Villarroel in the 41st minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Fumo Canuto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ángel De Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Jose Heredia made the kick off in the second half. Downchester City's Fumo Canuto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Downchester City from getting a goal against them. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Heredia in the 56th minute of play. After some careless play in the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA defense, Jose Heredia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejandro Verdu. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejandro Verdu should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Heredia in the 62nd minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Heredia came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jose Heredia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alejandro Verdu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, one of Downchester City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Heredia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Downchester City's Fumo Canuto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bubu Denat in the 80th minute of play. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Heredia, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute Bubu Denat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fumo Canuto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Downchester City's Jose Heredia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alejandro Verdu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Downchester City made a substitution. Manolito Cano replaced Fabio Bouzas. Gonzalo Boye struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Fumo Canuto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.