Challenge

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bubu Denat got the match started through his kick off. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bubu Denat in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Mexico's goal looked a bit too open when Bubu Denat came free, but Dante Lacasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bubu Denat blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Lacasa having to make a save. In the 17th minute Joel Gaona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Verdu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Macos Graciani made in the 18th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Luca Zorita however managed to control. In the 20th minute, Joel Gaona 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 0-1. Alejandro Verdu came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Mexico's Lautaro Mancebo. But to his dismay, Lautaro Mancebo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Alejandro Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 30th minute of play. Joel Gaona fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Verdu having to interfere. Luca Zorita hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Gaona in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. If Alberto Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Joel Gaona was the one to do the kick off. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting a goal against them. Alberto Tafalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alejandro Verdu was a little too slow when Joel Gaona got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-3. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA! Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bubu Denat in the 59th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Joan Puig got a free kick in the 61st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Luca Zorita kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alejandro Verdu. That made the score 0-5 in the 68 minute of play. If Joel Gaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Luca Zorita slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alejandro Verdu. That made the score 0-6 after 73 minutes of play. 80 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Gaona came free, but Alejandro Verdu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. Alejandro Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Gaona in the 88th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Mexico's Joel Gaona slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alejandro Verdu. That made the score 0-7 after 93 minutes of play. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mexico were clearly better and deserved to take the win.