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Match Report
Merlo
Spectators: 6888 (Terracing: 5250,
Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 0) Merlo's Maximiliano Domeka 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. If Modesto Roland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Modesto Roland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Arnaldo James tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Santo Cuartio. In the 14th minute, Ciro Coccia made a precise shot to the right of Arnaldo James. Merlo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Baldomero Libertad's late challenge caught a Don Coco F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baldomero Libertad helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, Merlo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomero Libertad to maneuver through the defense. Modesto Roland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo James having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciro Coccia during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Don Coco F.C. getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ciro Coccia hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the match, Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Coccia came free, but Arnaldo James reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ciro Coccia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo James was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Modesto Roland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnaldo James took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Coccia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Coccia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Arnaldo James tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feliberto Blasi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baldomero Libertad in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Modesto Roland to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Flavio Reyes fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Maximiliano Domeka took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliberto Blasi. Feliberto Blasi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Vladimiro Udalaitz hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Modesto Roland could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Arnaldo James however easily saved by the left post. Ciro Coccia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnaldo James having to interfere. Arnaldo James made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Reyes in the 77th minute of play. Feliberto Blasi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximiliano Domeka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Modesto Roland in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arnaldo James, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Arnaldo James showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Coccia in the 84th minute of the match. Merlo's Arnaldo James proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Merlo from getting a goal against them. Baldomero Libertad scored 2-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Feliberto Blasi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arnaldo James didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Don Coco F.C.'s Ciro Coccia shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-4 in the ordered_time% minute. The Don Coco F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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