Prized/Friendly Cup

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paolo Urko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Paolo Urko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 6th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Thoyib Mangindaan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Xu Sha went to the cornerflag to take it. Walter Geromel kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Paolo Urko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 20th minute of play. Paolo Urko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paolo Urko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paolo Urko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Cristiano Aveiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mai Hong Zhen in the 27th minute. The supporters of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joseph Gayoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elvio Lentovskiy was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Paolo Urko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 42nd minute of play. Paolo Urko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mai Hong Zhen to make the kick off. Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Nacional's corner Dominik Tarasek fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Paolo Urko quite easily take care of the ball. In the 58th minute, Grabiel Escorcia made a precise shot to the right of Paolo Urko. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Paolo Urko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. A well placed Grabiel Escorcia short distance shot in the 68th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. In the 73rd minute, Grabiel Escorcia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paolo Urko. The goal made the score 0-4. Paolo Urko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. After 78th play minutes Grabiel Escorcia shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Paolo Urko and just under the crossbar into goal. Grabiel Escorcia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Paolo Urko came out and tried to block the shot, but Grabiel Escorcia slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 82nd minute. When Grabiel Escorcia came up free with the goalie in the 85th 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. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paolo Urko having to make a save. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 88th minute of play. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Paolo Urko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 90th minute of play. Osvaldo Infante kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Joseph Gayoso 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: 0-7. In the 95thth minute of the game Grabiel Escorcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Paolo Urko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match was over Nacional could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ throughout the match.