FIFA Club World Cup Final : FC Barcelona x Internacional

As most pundits predicted Barcelona booked their place in the Club World Cup final with a classic 4-0 demolition of Mexico’s America on Thursday. The European champions will face South American champions Internacional in Sunday’s final after cruising to a comfortable victory in front of 62,000 fans in Yokohama, Tokyo. Eidur Gudjohnsen gave Barcelona the […]
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2006-12-14 16:56:00

As most pundits predicted Barcelona booked their place in the Club World Cup final with a classic 4-0 demolition of Mexico’s America on Thursday.

The European champions will face South American champions Internacional in Sunday’s final after cruising to a comfortable victory in front of 62,000 fans in Yokohama, Tokyo.

Eidur Gudjohnsen gave Barcelona the lead in the 11th minute after a superb three-man move ignited by a sumptuous Ronaldinho back-heel.

Andres Iniesta latched on to Ronaldinho’s flick and when he fed Gudjohnsen, the former Chelsea striker swept a crisp right-foot shot into the far corner past goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Defender Rafael Marquez doubled Barca’s lead on the half hour, outmuscling his marker to head in Deco’s inswinging corner from the left.

Ronaldinho added a third in the 65th minute, pouncing on Ludovic Giuly’s blocked shot to hook the ball past Ochoa from 12 metres.

The Brazilian then unselfishly set up Deco, who hit a right-foot shot into the top corner from 25m five minutes from time to underline Barca’s dominance.

Teams:

Club America: Ochoa, Castro, O Rojas,

Davino, R Rojas, Villa, Arguello,

Lopez, Cabanas, Pereira, Cuevas.

Barcelona: Valdes, Van Bronckhorst,

Marquez, Puyol, Ronaldinho, Zambrotta,

Motta, Deco, Iniesta, Giuly,

Gudjohnsen.

Referee: Julian Oscar Ruiz Acosta (Col)

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