Friendly League

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Vicente Nevada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Anselmo Facchetti was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anselmo Facchetti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. If Vicente Nevada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A throw-in in the 25th minute of the game was made by Alessio Bottaro with Alberto Lusi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 35 minutes into the match, Vicente Nevada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anselmo Facchetti. Merceron United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vicente Nevada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a little luck, Merceron United's Anselmo Facchetti got control of the ball when Vicente Nevada tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sylwester Nowacki charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sylwester Nowacki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 57 played minutes Bitcoin Elbląg got a freekick which was hit by Sylwester Nowacki. When Dinei Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Merceron United 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 Dinei Fernandez couldn't finish the play. Bitcoin Elbląg were awarded a corner in the 66th minute after Merceron United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dawid Sliwinski took the corner. Dawid Sliwinski made a great header on Bitcoin Elbląg's corner, it was just that Merceron United's Anselmo Facchetti managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Vicente Nevada took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Anselmo Facchetti to make any attempt to save it. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Przemyslaw Wojtkiewicz replaced Remigiusz Klimkiewicz. Bitcoin Elbląg's Álvaro Recoba was substituted for Vicente Nevada. Dinei Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jurek Dudek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merceron United's Anselmo Facchetti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Merceron United from getting a goal against them. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bitcoin Elbląg walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.