World League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Louis Alebio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ludovít Reis made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Mieszko Zajonc. 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 Louis Alebio in the 12th minute of play. Lucas Duarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Francesc Pla in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bubu Denat in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Duarte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Louis Alebio in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Verdu saved F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting behind. Lucas Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marino Ramos in the 20th minute of the match. Francesc Pla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Lucas Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With 35 minutes on the clock, Roger Santa Ana commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 37th minute of the game, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bubu Denat in the 40th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Lucas Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Lando Lavet threw the ball into play from the sideline. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Federico Zanetti quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Boris Gustavsson kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Gonzalo Boye sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte didn't even have to move. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bubu Denat to make the kick off. Lucas Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bubu Denat, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Lucas Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bubu Denat in the 52nd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Louis Alebio came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's attentive Federico Zanetti managed to snatch the ball when Dangiras Ghost made a throw-in in the 66th minute of the game. Tiago Clavell kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Tiago Clavell hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Zdzislaw Lichniak reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alejandro Verdu. The goal made the score 1-1. Alejandro Verdu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boris Gustavsson in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bubu Denat in the 79th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Lucas Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 minutes of play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Bubu Denat made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucas Duarte was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alejandro Verdu made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Ordono Balda sent off a good shot on target. Ordono Balda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Bubu Denat came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA 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 Bubu Denat couldn't finish the play. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.