Barcelona 1-4 Chivas de Guadalajara: Two wonder-strikes from Marco Fabian humble European champions
Chivas claimed a commanding victory over the Spanish giants in the World Football Challenge, overcoming David Villa's early opener with four second-half strikes
Chivas de Guadalajara earned their first win of the World Football Challenge by stunning European champions Barcelona with a 4-1 on Wednesday.
The Goats did the damage in the second-half, with two fabulous Marco Fabian goals setting the stage for the come-from-behind win, in front of a South Florida-record attendance of 70,000 fans, who crammed into the Sun Life Stadium.
Barca took the lead early, when a raking Gerard Pique pass out of the back sprung the Chivas offside trap in the fourth minute, and David Villa scooped the ball out from under his feet just in time to slot past Luis Ernesto Michel.
Later in the half, Jonathan Dos Santos tried a similar ball; Villa collected on his chest and chipped the keeper with a delicate lob, but his shot nicked the crossbar on its way out.
Fabian made his mark after an hour of play, scoring two highlight-reel goals. The equaliser was a 30-yard drive that flew into the top corner, the second an athletic first-time volley in the box to smash home Omar Arellano's cross.
The marking on both finishes was lacklustre from the Spanish side, but not as bad as the acre of space given to Giovani Casillas, with the youngster offered enough room to miss his first attempt and still recover in time to poke home his side's third.
Jose Luis Verduzco scored in injury time after a fumble from a corner by Jose Manuel Pinto, to put the seal on an incredible win over Pep Guardiola's side.