Challenge

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Moura kicked off to start the match. If Gonzalo Boye had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Portugal booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joan Puig didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Jose-Antonio Vazquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 12 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gonzalo Boye who took care of the corner kick. In the 12th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Popescu to maneuver through the defense. Graciano Coutinho hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Portugal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 20 minutes, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Jose-Antonio Vazquez got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Wilson Amorim. 27 minutes into the match, Gonzalo Boye had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gonzalo Boye was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Boye in the 32nd minute of play. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Vilaplana in the 35th minute of play. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 Felipe Barreto in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 39th 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. After 40 minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Barreto who took care of the corner kick. In the 44th minute, Felipe Barreto 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Neal Messer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Federico Zanetti in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. In the 55th minute, Felipe Barreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alejandro Verdu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Joan Puig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilson Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting a goal against them. In the 72nd minute Felipe Barreto suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Miklós Barabás got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. After 73 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Miklós Barabás. Caetano Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neal Messer in the 77th minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Gonzalo Boye hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Marino Ramos was substituted for Marc Vilaplana. Gonzalo Boye hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neal Messer in the 87th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Neal Messer came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caetano Moreira succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.