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August 10th, 2006, 12:43 GMT · By Ovidiu Panzariu

Barcelona Drew 4-4 With FC America in 2nd US Tour Friendly

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Barcelona doesn't come up only with glorious wins, but also with incredible comebacks. And, after the one in the Champions League final - against Arsenal - their friendly against FC America of Mexico City was one of the most exciting in months. The Catalan side entered the game as big favorites, but ended the 90 minutes very happy - and lucky at the same time - with a draw.

After leveling with Chivas Guadalajara earlier in the week - they finished the game 1-1 - Barcelona drew a spectacular 4-4 with Club America. And you could have guessed it was going to be a spectacular
game after the first 5 minutes.

Claudio Lopez produced a good pass to Cuevas, and the Mexican put the first one on the scoreboard only 3 minutes into the game. Still, the Barcelona fans started the insanity only 2 minutes later, after defender Rafael Marquez - who's also a Mexican - scored the equalizer on a rebound.

But this was, no doubt, Cuevas' match. After grabbing the lead in the 30th minute of the first half, the Mexican striker produced another goal one minute from halftime. Club America was entering the locker rooms with a 3-1 advantage, and the people in Houston could not believe their eyes.

And the showdown continued in the second half, when Oleguer scored an own goal to make it 4-1 for the Mexican side. From that point on, though, it was all Barcelona. And Ronaldinho, who watched the game from the bench the first half, entered the game at halftime.

Barcelona managed no goal with 5 minutes to the end. And it was time for the spectacle to begin. The first one to score the revival goal was Javier Saviola - the striker Barcelona is trying to get rid of ASAP. The Argentine received a pass from Eto'o and made it 4-2. It was the 85th minute. Four minutes later, Ronaldinho put another one on the scoreboard from the penalty kick, after being brought down by defender Jose Antonio Castro.

The match ended in style, with Barcelona equalizing only one minute later. The final score, 4-4, is the ultimate proof that Barcelona's one of the most spectacular teams on the Planet.

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