Friendly League

Battle of death
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gonzalo Benavente started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind RED STAR FC.'s goalkeeper Tomasz Galus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 4th play minute Martín Ulloa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tomasz Galus. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Benavente in the 7th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, RED STAR FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Escobar came free, but Tomasz Galus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martín Ulloa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomasz Galus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Humberto Escobar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Tomasz Galus made a huge save. The corner led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Chiquinho Quirino getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Tomasz Galus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Ulloa in the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when RED STAR FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phelipe Marcos didn't get a good kick on the ball. RED STAR FC.'s Tomasz Galus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Escobar in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Martín Ulloa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomasz Galus was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Tomasz Galus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Humberto Escobar in the 38th minute. Tomasz Galus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Milosz Gabis went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Phelipe Marcos managed to get in a good position for a shot. RED STAR FC.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Phelipe Marcos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Benavides breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Humberto Escobar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Escobar in the 52nd minute of play forced RED STAR FC.'s goalkeeper Tomasz Galus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Juan Benavides got control of the ball when Ademar Damião tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Martín Ulloa hit a great ball. Tomasz Galus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Escobar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Giancarlo Mora was substituted for Dari Mana. 72 minutes into the match, RED STAR FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Escobar came free, but Tomasz Galus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomasz Galus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Escobar's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the game, Ademar Damião cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Juan Benavides was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teymur Alşanov. In the 83rd minute Humberto Escobar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomasz Galus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Cyprian Domala was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. RED STAR FC.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ the free kick. Cyprian Domala hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Tomasz Galus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martín Ulloa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by RED STAR FC.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Giancarlo Mora was slow to take the kick. During this time ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Milosz Gabis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teymur Alşanov got free with Juan Benavides in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Martín Ulloa struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Tomasz Galus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ►Las Mercedes F.C◄. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.