Friendly League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aquiles Urtsin kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Gugovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Merengue FC defense, King Scorpio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bayan Gugovski. The Merengue FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bayan Gugovski should have stopped the shot. King Scorpio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Bayan Gugovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bayan Gugovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Darwin Núñez 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. Bayan Gugovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Purcărete in the 16th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ediberto Sampaio. Dumitru Purcărete received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bayan Gugovski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 21st minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Bayan Gugovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Gugovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Bayan Gugovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Scorpio in the 38th minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Bayan Gugovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save A4p FC Gad from getting a goal against them. Bayan Gugovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Löfgren in the 42nd minute of the match. Bayan Gugovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Löfgren in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when James Batistuta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Merengue FC's Bayan Gugovski got control of the ball when James Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's goalkeeper Bayan Gugovski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by James Batistuta. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Ediberto Sampaio put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Glenn Fyfe. Bayan Gugovski made an important save on a dangerous shot by James Batistuta in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 63rd minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Bayan Gugovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A4p FC Gad's Erasmo Damião was substituted for Amador Martxel. A4p FC Gad's Flavius Cândroveanu was substituted for Daniel Löfgren. In the 66th minute A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner. Marcin Pachucki went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Flavius Cândroveanu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. In the 70th minute Aquiles Urtsin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Flavius Cândroveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayan Gugovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bayan Gugovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gică Busuioc's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavius Cândroveanu got free with Bayan Gugovski in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dumitru Purcărete could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Bayan Gugovski made a huge save. A4p FC Gad's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcin Pachucki in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Merengue FC's zone, Gică Busuioc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bayan Gugovski came out of the goal and Gică Busuioc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maxi Nuñez kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Marcin Pachucki 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. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Urtsin in the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match, King Scorpio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bayan Gugovski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ediberto Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glenn Fyfe having to interfere. The supporters of A4p FC Gad booed when Merengue FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Frances didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Gică Busuioc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bayan Gugovski was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. A4p FC Gad walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.