Cerro Mercedario
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Desiderio Enmanuel started the match with the kick off. If Júlio Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute Júlio Faria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Cresenciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlio Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Fernando Cresenciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Faria in the 14th minute of the match. Reginaldo de Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angel Manex during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Mercedario AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Manex to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 18 minutes, Joaquim Queirós managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SORRISO E. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Queirós was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21stth minute of the game Joaquim Queirós who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mercedario AFC's Fernando Cresenciano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Reginaldo de Brito came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the SORRISO E. C. 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 Reginaldo de Brito couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joaquim Queirós in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernando Cresenciano saved Mercedario AFC from getting behind. Fernando Cresenciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. If Joaquim Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fernando Cresenciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Madureira in the 30th minute of play forced Mercedario AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Cresenciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Cresenciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Desiderio Enmanuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Júlio Faria notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Mercedario AFC's Fernando Cresenciano. Fernando Cresenciano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in SORRISO E. C.'s zone, Adolfo Ovando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edvaldo Leal came out of the goal and Adolfo Ovando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Anier Kinsen fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mercedario AFC's protests and gave Anier Kinsen a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th minute, Anier Kinsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 45 minutes, Joaquim Queirós managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SORRISO E. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquim Queirós was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
Mercedario AFC made a substitution. Miguel Obano replaced Mauricio Cordairo. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquim Queirós made a kick off. In the 57thth minute of the game Júlio Faria who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mercedario AFC's Fernando Cresenciano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Júlio Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fernando Cresenciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Branco's late challenge caught a Mercedario AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artur Branco helped the player get up and apologised. Fernando Cresenciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Joaquim Queirós could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Fernando Cresenciano made a huge save. Salvador Berriotxoa charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salvador Berriotxoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Mercedario AFC got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Berriotxoa. Artur Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Fernando Cresenciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Cresenciano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquim Queirós in the 85th minute. Mercedario AFC's Fernando Cresenciano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Madureira in the 87th minute of play. Fernando Cresenciano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joaquim Queirós's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Branco in the 93rd minute of play forced Mercedario AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Cresenciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mercedario AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vítor Sousa was slow to take the kick. During this time SORRISO E. C.'s players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Jairo Madureira advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-2 in the 96th minute.
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