15.07.2010 10:03

Messi hat-trick in his friendly (6-4)

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On Wednesday a friendly was played in Panama between the friends of Leo Messi and a rest of the world team. The Barça man netted three goals.

Under pouring rain and watched by 25,000 spectators, Leo Messi and his team won, with the Argentine star producing a scintillating display and scoring goals in the 32, 45 and 87th minutes.

With Pinto and Milito

Leo Messi was not the only Barça player in the game. José Manuel Pinto and Gabriel Milito also joined him, along with former FCB man Fernando Couto. Other famous faces included the Italians Christian Vieri and Marco Materazzi, Holland’s Edgar Davids, Germany’s Kuranyi, Colombia’s Marco Yepes, Argentina’s ‘Burrito’ Ortega and Martín Palermo and Spaniards Morientes and Iván Helguera.

Hat-trick from Blas Pérez

Messi and his side stormed into a 4-1 lead, but things were brought much closer when Blas Pérez bagged three. The game finally ended 6-4 to Messi’s side in a game that was played in a splendid atmosphere.