U21 League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dani Gallardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jaime Bergada kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tirant lo Blanch's zone, Dani Gallardo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domeka Talavera came out of the goal and Dani Gallardo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 9 played minutes F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA got a freekick which was hit by Joan Gallego. In the 12th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Llorienzo Lama to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ereinotz Llorca tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 21 minutes, Fernando Giner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tirant lo Blanch and the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Fernando Giner hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Llorienzo Lama in the 25th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when Tirant lo Blanch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivón Barroso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Tirant lo Blanch's goalkeeper Domeka Talavera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ramón Quiroga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Llorienzo Lama in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mergildo Pascua to maneuver through the defense. Domeka Talavera stood somewhat misplaced when Joan Gallego came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 38 minute. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ereinotz Llorca got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute, Joan Gallego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joan Gallego in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Domeka Talavera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Llorienzo Lama to make the kick off. The supporters of Tirant lo Blanch booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joan Gallego didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Llorienzo Lama got free with Ramón Quiroga in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goal looked a bit too open when Dani Gallardo came free, but Domeka Talavera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Llorienzo Lama fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramón Quiroga having to interfere. Xurde Solana charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xurde Solana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st minute of the match Batista Roman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramón Quiroga showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Domeka Talavera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dani Gallardo in the 63rd minute of the match. A collision led to Tirant lo Blanch getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ismael Velasco hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute, Nabucodonosor Contratas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 76 minutes into the match, Nabucodonosor Contratas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Domeka Talavera. Tirant lo Blanch's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nabucodonosor Contratas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Tirant lo Blanch's Domeka Talavera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tulio Villa in the 82nd minute of play. Pelayo Valdivia hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Nabucodonosor Contratas notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Tirant lo Blanch's Domeka Talavera. Domeka Talavera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were the better team. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.