Friendly League

Queen Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 9th minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Grabiel Escorcia took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillermo Ochoa. Guillermo Ochoa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After 19 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Grabiel Escorcia sped through • REGINA •'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Guillermo Ochoa. Guillermo Ochoa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Grabiel Escorcia went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Grabiel Escorcia scored 0-7 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guillermo Ochoa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 32nd match minute, • REGINA • was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustin Artal to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guillermo Ochoa. • REGINA •'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Grabiel Escorcia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Ochoa was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Guillermo Ochoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Gabirel came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in • REGINA •'s zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Ochoa came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilberto Gabirel made a kick off. With a little luck, • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa got control of the ball when Joseph Gayoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Al Bundy in the 54th minute of play. Guillermo Ochoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59thth minute of the game Grabiel Escorcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but • REGINA •'s Guillermo Ochoa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Guillermo Ochoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guillermo Ochoa having to make a save. Guillermo Ochoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 62nd minute. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guillermo Ochoa having to make a save. In the 65th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillermo Ochoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Grabiel Escorcia 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. Nacional's Walme Yurre was substituted for Mendiko Bueres. In the 73rd match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walme Yurre to maneuver through the defense. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nunez Gonzo in the 74th minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Guillermo Ochoa made a huge save. Grabiel Escorcia succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-9 in the 78th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Al Bundy in the 81st minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guillermo Ochoa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Grabiel Escorcia came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Nacional 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 Grabiel Escorcia couldn't finish the play. In the 95th play minute Grabiel Escorcia came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Guillermo Ochoa. 0-10.