Friendly League

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adrián Espadas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Florentino Herauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrián Espadas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Rodolfo Atarrabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Herauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Rodolfo Atarrabi made a precise shot to the right of Florentino Herauso. Santa Lucia de Merlo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Arnaldo Chano kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Atarrabi came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florentino Herauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrián Espadas in the 23rd minute of play. Polo Quinteros received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vitaliy Vischak came out and tried to block the shot, but Polo Quinteros slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 24th minute. Florentino Herauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrián Espadas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florentino Herauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amador Venceslao in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Soroca F.C. booed when Santa Lucia de Merlo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernan Louis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Atarrabi came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adrián Espadas hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes Santa Lucia de Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Louis. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from M. Agus Young, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Vitaliy Vischak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Chano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soroca F.C. made a substitution. Cosme Jaen replaced Rodolfo Atarrabi. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Ermegildo Salamon was substituted for Aldo Hartz. Soroca F.C.'s Godofredo Quilino was substituted for Christian Gagriel. In the 68th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Arnaldo Chano hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The audience was convinced that Răzvan Necula's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florentino Herauso was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Florentino Herauso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Răzvan Necula's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Florentino Herauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Răzvan Necula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Cosme Jaen could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Florentino Herauso however easily saved by the left post. Vitaliy Vischak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from M. Agus Young in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Santa Lucia de Merlo getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Nils Myhr hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Santa Lucia de Merlo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Soroca F.C. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.