Friendly League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia 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. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by ASI NOMAS FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xu Sha was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional's players had a chance to rest. Grabiel Escorcia struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Ciccio Rava didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. If Carlos Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 17 minutes, Camilo Candido mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nacional and the ASI NOMAS FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 17 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Candido. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xu Sha got free with Ciccio Rava in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 25 minutes of play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciccio Rava was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ciccio Rava showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Sha in the 29th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, ASI NOMAS FC's goalkeeper Ciccio Rava had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grabiel Escorcia. Carlos Bueno scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juaneizu Merida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of ASI NOMAS FC booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mendiko Bueres didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Ciccio Rava took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grabiel Escorcia during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ciccio Rava stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Carlos Bueno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juaneizu Merida. Nacional's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Bueno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Carlos Bueno managed to get in a good position for a shot. ASI NOMAS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Bueno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juaneizu Merida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. In the 71st minute Carlos Bueno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Grabiel Escorcia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciccio Rava was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. ASI NOMAS FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Chico Serna in the 78th minute. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciccio Rava was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. After 82 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. ASI NOMAS FC's Ciccio Rava tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Carlos Bueno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Juaneizu Merida made a huge save. Ciccio Rava showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 91st minute of the match. Ciccio Rava showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 93rd minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciccio Rava was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nacional had won after a very even match.