Vibrant final between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol in the U12B category which ended up being decided in favor of the Blaugrana team in the penalty shootout (2-0) after regulation time ended with tables on the scoreboard (2- 2).
The game had everything, with chances on both sides, good interventions by the goalkeepers, posts and also goals. The first ones were in favor of Espanyol, who struck first with a goal from Ibrahima El Hadji in the opening section of the match. The forward marked a quick attack with a cross shot. Arturo García extended the lead, taking second, but Guerau Villegas soon closed the gap. Barça’s 5 stole a ball near the area and put the 1-2 on the scoreboard shortly before the break. In the second half, the tonic was repeated, with chances on both sides.
Espanyol had numerous opportunities but without success; the sticks and the good interventions of Biel Chacón have avoided the third of the white-and-blues. Instead, Juan Fernández equalized in the 28th minute after connecting a pass from a teammate to the far post in an action that had started with a corner kick. Already in the penalty shootout, the Barça goalkeeper stopped the two kicks he received and gave his team the final victory.
Immaculate trajectory of the Blaugrana team in the MIC, with no defeat in the eight games they have played and only a single draw, the one in today’s final. He has scored 103 goals, more than any other rival, and one of his footballers, Gerard Majoral, has been the top scorer in the category with 31 goals.
