Federation Clash Challenge

Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Miklós Barabás started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Jaime Oskarbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Boye in the 7th minute of play forced Granville's goalkeeper Başar Öztarhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gómez Cruzado in the 10th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the game Marc Vilaplana made a throw-in which Miklós Barabás played forward. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoni Villarroel got free with Başar Öztarhan in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose-Antonio Vazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27thth minute of the game Jose-Antonio Vazquez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Granville's Başar Öztarhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Marc Vilaplana with Miklós Barabás as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miklós Barabás, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 35 minutes into the game, Jose-Antonio Vazquez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Başar Öztarhan. Jose-Antonio Vazquez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gómez Cruzado to strike the kick off in the second half. Başar Öztarhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miklós Barabás in the 51st minute of play. When Gómez Cruzado came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Granville 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 Gómez Cruzado couldn't finish the play. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose-Antonio Vazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA were awarded a corner. Gonzalo Boye went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's corner Gonzalo Boye fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Başar Öztarhan quite easily take care of the ball. After 63 minutes Granville's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gonzalo Boye who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafino Urko got free with Alejandro Verdu in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Elazar in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Verdu saved F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting behind. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miklós Barabás, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Chi-Chi Branca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Zanetti in the 84th minute of play forced Granville's goalkeeper Başar Öztarhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose-Antonio Vazquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Başar Öztarhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoni Villarroel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Başar Öztarhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miklós Barabás, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute Antoni Villarroel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başar Öztarhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Antoni Villarroel in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Granville's goalie prevented a goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.