Federation Clash Challenge

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Wilbert Ugalde started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peker Suersan in the 5th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Leandro Heidemann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejandro Verdu was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Téo Leite made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bubu Denat in the 16th minute. Federico Zanetti kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Leandro Heidemann 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. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilbert Ugalde in the 22nd minute of the match. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Boye in the 25th minute. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gonzalo Boye in the 27th minute. The supporters of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA booed when Alvi Verde was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval Proença didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilbert Ugalde, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. If Leandro Heidemann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Heidemann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Wilbert Ugalde 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. 40 minutes into the game, one of F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Marino Ramos got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bubu Denat made a kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Bubu Denat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Téo Leite was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bubu Denat's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Téo Leite read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Antoni Villarroel managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's supporters rose to their feet, but Antoni Villarroel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Téo Leite breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilbert Ugalde got free with Alejandro Verdu in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Heidemann in the 67th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 played minutes Alvi Verde got a freekick which was hit by Jerônimo de Alcântara. Gonzalo Boye might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Téo Leite. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonzalo Boye ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rd minute Wilbert Ugalde 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. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilbert Ugalde in the 74th minute of the match. Téo Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bubu Denat in the 75th minute of the match. Gică Popescu charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gică Popescu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th match minute, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Popescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Attila Kiss 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bubu Denat in the 79th minute of play forced Alvi Verde's goalkeeper Téo Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilbert Ugalde, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.