The Catalan National Team Beats Costa Rica but Fails to Fill the Johan Cruyff Stadium

Antoniu Roca and Carles Aleñá stand out in the victory over Costa Rica at Johan Cruyff. Read more Catalonia celebrates a historic victory on its return to international football in Actualidad.es.

The Catalan men's national football team has defeated Costa Rica in the match celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Catalan Football Federation. After a goalless first half, in the 71st minute Antoniu Roca, a player from Espanyol, scored, and in the last minutes Carles Aleñá, from Alavés, scored, making it 2-0. Although the Catalan federation has announced an attendance of 5,353 people, many empty spaces in the stadium could be seen in the im…