Estadio Merced
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Carlos Damião started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Cheng Xing in the 3rd minute of play forced Merced AFC's goalkeeper Salvador Lazcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, the xeneise dream team's Sabin Pânzaru got control of the ball when Norberto Palban tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sabin Pânzaru made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Norberto Palban sent off a good shot on target. Salvador Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Habil Castolo, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. the xeneise dream team's attack was well implemented in the 8th minute, but when Habil Castolo was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Merced AFC's Salvador Lazcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Gabino in the 10th minute of play. In the 13th minute Lucio Gabino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Lazcano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salvador Lazcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Cheng Xing in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Norberto Palban got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Salvador Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qian Cheng Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Merced AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Gabino came free, but Salvador Lazcano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sabin Pânzaru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Carlos Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Cheng Xing in the 24th minute of play forced Merced AFC's goalkeeper Salvador Lazcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andoni Paut was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the game, one of the xeneise dream team:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cosme Filipo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Salvador Lazcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Roldanillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Nereo Roldanillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Lazcano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salvador Lazcano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucio Gabino in the 38th minute of play. Salvador Lazcano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nereo Roldanillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After 46 minutes of play, the xeneise dream team's Habil Castolo made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Salvador Lazcano was left in no man's land by his defense there!
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Habil Castolo was the one to do the kick off. the xeneise dream team's Lucio Gabino suffered a sore thigh after 52 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Leon Cortez's late challenge caught a the xeneise dream team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leon Cortez helped the player get up and apologised. Leon Cortez hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Isaac Sundberg's shot from long distance in the 54th minute was not bad at all, but Merced AFC's Salvador Lazcano knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. 57 minutes into the match, Merced AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Sundberg came free, but Salvador Lazcano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Habil Castolo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. the xeneise dream team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Habil Castolo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 61stth minute of the game Nereo Roldanillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merced AFC's Salvador Lazcano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Salvador Lazcano managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when the xeneise dream team's Habil Castolo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Baltasar Alfonso charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Alfonso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, Merced AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baltasar Alfonso to maneuver through the defense. the xeneise dream team made a substitution. Paolo Eutor replaced Qian Cheng Xing. The supporters of the xeneise dream team booed when Merced AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Alfonso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salvador Lazcano made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Isaac Sundberg sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Merced AFC's Salvador Lazcano got control of the ball when Arda Ardashov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 81st match minute, Merced AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Perpinya to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Habil Castolo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The the xeneise dream team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Sundberg in the 90th minute of play forced Merced AFC's goalkeeper Salvador Lazcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Merced AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isaac Sundberg came free, but Salvador Lazcano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Habil Castolo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the the xeneise dream team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Habil Castolo couldn't finish the play. Merced AFC's Salvador Lazcano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Merced AFC from getting a goal against them. the xeneise dream team played a much better game than Merced AFC and deserved their victory. The Merced AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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