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Spectators: 8149 (Terracing: 6113, Seating: 1874, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan-Francisco Folch kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Rentería F's goalkeeper Anakoz Blanco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josep Quijana. 6 minutes into the match, F.C. BARCELONA's goal looked a bit too open when Juan-Francisco Folch came free, but Ernesto Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. BARCELONA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hechter Llorca was slow to take the kick. During this time Rentería F's players had a chance to rest. 10 minutes into the game, Sandro Valladares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Anakoz Blanco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in F.C. BARCELONA's zone, Guter De Pablo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Marquez came out of the goal and Guter De Pablo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the game, Leonard Januszewski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anakoz Blanco. Leonard Januszewski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 24th minute, F.C. BARCELONA's Leonard Januszewski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anakoz Blanco. Anakoz Blanco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Juan-Francisco Folch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernesto Marquez having to make a save. 40 minutes into the match, F.C. BARCELONA's goal looked a bit too open when Juan-Francisco Folch came free, but Ernesto Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Rentería F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hartz Orodea to maneuver through the defense. Anakoz Blanco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandro Valladares in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute, Juan-Francisco Folch 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. A collision led to F.C. BARCELONA getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Marcial Puyol hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonard Januszewski made a kick off. Ernesto Marquez was a little too slow when Juan-Francisco Folch got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 3-1. F.C. BARCELONA made a substitution. Urdin Leseduarte replaced Leonard Januszewski. After a rather tough play, F.C. BARCELONA's Jonathan Samuelsson got a free kick in the 64th minute. Juan-Francisco Folch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Marquez having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, F.C. BARCELONA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olavo Pombal to maneuver through the defense. Juan-Francisco Folch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olavo Pombal made in the 86th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Sandro Valladares. A collision led to F.C. BARCELONA getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Urdin Leseduarte hit a great ball. In the 93rd match minute, F.C. BARCELONA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcial Puyol to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Samuelsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 97 minutes, Juan-Francisco Folch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rentería F's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan-Francisco Folch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. F.C. BARCELONA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.