Friendly League

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antxoka Valerón got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA defense, Abelardo Medeiros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matxin Losantos. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matxin Losantos should have stopped the shot. Abelardo Medeiros succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Joaquin Estruch kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's Natanael Paraense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matxin Losantos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Baldemer Bartumeu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SE Palmeiras the free kick. In the 21st minute, Baldemer Bartumeu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 28th minute, Joan Gallego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Baldemer Bartumeu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 33rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Will Muralhas but with some difficulty. In the 43rd minute of the match, Antxoka Valerón got a very nice opportunity to score, but Will Muralhas was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abelardo Medeiros to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Joaquin Estruch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Will Muralhas. SE Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquin Estruch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Estruch in the 61st minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Will Muralhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Joan Gallego came free, but Will Muralhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Ereinotz Llorca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Will Muralhas. SE Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ereinotz Llorca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. Will Muralhas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antxoka Valerón in the 74th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Matxin Losantos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abelardo Medeiros. 78 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Ereinotz Llorca came free, but Will Muralhas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ereinotz Llorca in the 78th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Will Muralhas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 played minutes SE Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Alfredinho Reis. Baldemer Bartumeu made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SE Palmeiras's Sydney Moreno. After having played for 90 minutes, Joan Gallego managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joan Gallego was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Will Muralhas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joan Gallego, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 96 minutes into the game, Ereinotz Llorca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Will Muralhas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.