U21 League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dani Gallardo started the match with the kick off. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when SLB TELHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogo Guterres didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute Joan Gallego shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tulio Villa fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's protests and gave Tulio Villa a yellow card for diving instead. Dani Gallardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Manuel Esteves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramón Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Espírito Santo in the 13th 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. In the 20th minute, Diogo Guterres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Ereinotz Llorca got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Ramón Quiroga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Pinhal, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xurde Solana, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 39 minutes into the game, when João Nascimento put in a rough tackle. João Nascimento hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Espírito Santo in the 42nd 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. Marco Pinhal hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aristides Espírito Santo to make the kick off. When Ereinotz Llorca fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's protests and gave Ereinotz Llorca a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of SLB TELHA booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ereinotz Llorca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Esteves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xurde Solana, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Eduardo Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Ramón Quiroga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 64th minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Jaime Bergada seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jaime Bergada the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jaime Bergada had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 64th minute, Jaime Bergada hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cesário Laureano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ramón Quiroga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramón Quiroga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Avelino Madruga in the 72nd minute. Marco Pinhal charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marco Pinhal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Marco Pinhal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xurde Solana in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Esteves saved SLB TELHA from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eduardo Santana got free with Ramón Quiroga in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Dani Gallardo hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Aristides Espírito Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramón Quiroga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Santana came free, but Ramón Quiroga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.