FC BARCELONA 1 - YOKOHAMA MARINE 0

Giovanni returned to be the best news of Barcelona in his second party of the Asian tour. The Mexican left in second half and marked the goal of the azulgrana victory a quarter of an hour for the end.

He did not have it easy, but to third she was the won one. Both confrontations between both equipment had been resolved with tables, but this time the victory was for Barcelona. It cost to him to fold a flexible rival, more rolling and physically pushed by the illusion to fall down to a great one.

The slogan of the Japanese was clear: to drown the average azulgrana field, to cut the root game very above pressing. And it was to him well until they held the forces to him and they had to throw of his limited quality.

Rijkaard decided on the tridente. It threw to Etoo and Henry to the flanks and located in center to Ronaldinho, with the mission to attend of balls both Barcelonist rockets to dismantle the advanced Japanese defense. Etoo obtained it once, but the referee annulled to him as much by out of at least doubtful play.

First half did not give much more of himself. The azulgrana had quality but they lacked speed, something that wasted willful the Japanese, faltos of technical qualities. But the panorama was going to change in second half.

Giovanni decided in the second part

In the Rijkaard renewal he did without Henry and he put to the field to Giovanni. Mexican, the vertical one like few, he made his intentions in the first ball clear of touched, that was not for inside by the guessed right intervention of the Japanese goal.

He had to hope, but in the end he obtained his prize. He was in one against which he was born beaten to the boot of Ronaldinho. The Brazilian star attracted the defense to leave of heel to Etoo, that served to the hollow for the race of Giovanni. The chaval did not pardon and beat by low to Enomoto. Somewhat total of speed and talent. Perfect.

The Japanese tried it, but they had too much faith to its distant firings, most of which he was lost without course. Giovanni could clear his performance in another one against, but in that occasion it needed luck. It does not pass anything. Perhaps the fortune is not so important when as much quality is had.