Friendly League

Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Polo Quinteros started the match with the kick off. Okanalp Öksal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Polo Quinteros in the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of Santa Lucia de Merlo booed when Loco De Remate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Medero didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Aires in the 13th minute of play forced Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Loco De Remate were awarded a corner. Leandro Virila went to the cornerflag to take it. Leandro Virila made a great header on Loco De Remate's corner, it was just that Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso managed to reach the ball for a save. Florentino Herauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hıdır Namal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Polo Quinteros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Okanalp Öksal was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Loco De Remate's Okanalp Öksal got control of the ball when Polo Quinteros tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute Loco De Remate were awarded a corner. Leandro Virila went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Leandro Virila almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso did a great save. Rene Aires's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florentino Herauso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Loco De Remate's attentive Roberto Mouzo managed to snatch the ball when Nils Myhr made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. Polo Quinteros blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Okanalp Öksal having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Polo Quinteros got free with Okanalp Öksal in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florentino Herauso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rene Aires's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. The Santa Lucia de Merlo fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Santa Lucia de Merlo's Polo Quinteros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. M. Agus Young replaced Polo Quinteros. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rene Aires stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Levan Poggenborg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 minutes, Nils Myhr mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Lucia de Merlo and the Loco De Remate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. Ermegildo Salamon replaced Aldo Hartz. In the 59th minute, Nils Myhr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Rene Aires 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. 65 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Aires came free, but Florentino Herauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Rene Aires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Loco De Remate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rene Aires got free with Florentino Herauso in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Santa Lucia de Merlo booed when Loco De Remate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Aires didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 83 played minutes Loco De Remate got a freekick which was hit by Rene Aires. 87 minutes into the match, Loco De Remate's goal looked a bit too open when M. Agus Young came free, but Okanalp Öksal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loco De Remate's Okanalp Öksal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by M. Agus Young in the 92nd minute of play. After 94 played minutes Santa Lucia de Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Llorienzo. Santa Lucia de Merlo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.