World League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Playa Malvín's Fred Åkerström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Antoni Villarroel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zé Roberto Teixeira, 1-0. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sandu Mândrilă was slow to take the kick. During this time Playa Malvín's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Sandu Mândrilă got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alejandro Verdu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Fred Åkerström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alejandro Verdu having to make a save. In the 13th minute Fred Åkerström 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. Fred Åkerström scored 1-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejandro Verdu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Antoni Villarroel came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejandro Verdu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Åkerström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Roberto Teixeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antoni Villarroel in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute, Fred Åkerström 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 1-2. Antoni Villarroel hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Åkerström in the 43rd minute of the match. Vladimiro Marquez hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Playa Malvín were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Neal Messer was the one to do the kick off. Sandu Mândrilă fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Verdu having to interfere. When Fred Åkerström came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Playa Malvín fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fred Åkerström couldn't finish the play. In the 63rdth minute of the game Fred Åkerström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Vladimiro Marquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Niva Espellosa replaced Fred Åkerström. In the 71st minute, Neal Messer 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: 2-2. A collision led to F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Miklós Barabás hit a great ball. Playa Malvín's Gamus Rocha managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ludovít Reis in the 76 minute of the game. Gonzalo Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Alejandro Verdu made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, Jose-Antonio Vazquez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niva Espellosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Alejandro Verdu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sesuldo Roque in the 96th minute. Playa Malvín were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.