League

Worcester
Spectators: 6838 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enrique Tobar started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute Julio Mondragon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shawn Barrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Mondragon struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Shawn Barrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.C. Barcelona. F.C. Barcelona's Ulises Bran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. Barcelona from getting a goal against them. Waldir Henriquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ulises Bran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Tobar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 22 in the game by Waldir Henriquez from a close distance when the talented Ulises Bran managed to make a qualified save. F.C. Barcelona's players were relieved. Ulises Bran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Tobar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Worcester's Ricardo Torres got a free kick in the 31st minute. After recieving a nice pass, F.C. Barcelona's Waldir Escalante tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Julio Mondragon came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the F.C. Barcelona fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Julio Mondragon couldn't finish the play. After having played for 35 minutes, Mauricio Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauricio Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the game, Waldir Henriquez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ulises Bran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Julio Mondragon to strike the kick off in the second half. When Ricardo Torres fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Worcester's protests and gave Ricardo Torres a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Ricardo Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F.C. Barcelona's Waldir Escalante couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 59th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Worcester. Shawn Barrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauricio Cruz in the 68th minute. A collision led to Worcester getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Avilio Rivero hit a great ball. The supporters of F.C. Barcelona booed when Worcester was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Torres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldir Escalante, 80 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Shawn Barrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Mondragon in the 84th minute of the match. Ricardo Torres was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 86 played minutes Worcester got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Torres. When Julio Mondragon came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the F.C. Barcelona fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Julio Mondragon couldn't finish the play. Waldir Henriquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ulises Bran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Henriquez in the 94th minute of play forced F.C. Barcelona's goalkeeper Ulises Bran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Henriquez scored 2-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ulises Bran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. F.C. Barcelona's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.