Official Cup

Battle of death
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fausto Mendonça made the kick off which started today's match. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Scarlet Speedster's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Giancarlo Mora took the corner. After taking down the ball on ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s corner Giancarlo Mora fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Naldo Proença quite easily take care of the ball. In the 8th minute Humberto Escobar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naldo Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 12 minutes into the game, Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Benavides made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Naldo Proença made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Escobar in the 15th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Benavides during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Benavides. In the 17th minute Fausto Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Benavides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Mendonça came free, but Juan Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Juan Benavides in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Mendonça in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Benavides saved ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ from getting behind. Fausto Mendonça scored 0-4 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Benavides, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Mendonça came free, but Juan Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Mendonça in the 32nd minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After some careless play in the ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ defense, Fausto Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Benavides. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Benavides should have stopped the shot. Juan Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s zone, Fausto Mendonça stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Benavides came out of the goal and Fausto Mendonça tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Scarlet Speedster's João Severino was substituted for Váldson Bittencourt. Juan Benavides stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fausto Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The wind increased when Humberto Escobar made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 51 in the game by Fausto Mendonça from a close distance when the talented Juan Benavides managed to make a qualified save. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s players were relieved. Cordarrol Vallejoller hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Benavides made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ove Eriksson in the 57th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute of the match Scarlet Speedster got a corner. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edward Krzynowek ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Guillermo Escalona got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute João Severino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Benavides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto Mendonça who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Juan Benavides when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Scarlet Speedster's Naldo Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Escobar in the 68th minute of play. Juan Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Mendonça in the 70th minute of play. A hard shot 71 in the game by Fausto Mendonça from a close distance when the talented Juan Benavides managed to make a qualified save. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s players were relieved. 74 minutes into the match, Fausto Mendonça had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juan Benavides. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Mendonça was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Humberto Escobar hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Scarlet Speedster's Fausto Mendonça sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Benavides narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81stth minute of the game Fausto Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Juan Benavides was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fausto Mendonça in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Benavides saved ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ from getting behind. 87 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Mendonça came free, but Juan Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Naldo Proença showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Escobar in the 89th minute of the match. Juan Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Scarlet Speedster's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edward Krzynowek in the 93rd minute. After 94 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by 龚棋岩.