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Match Report
War Memorial Stadium
Spectators: 7814 (Terracing: 5862,
Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Martín Ulloa 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. After a rather tough play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Guillermo Escalona got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 5 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Benavides. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Guillermo Escalona hit a great ball. Miguel Pimentel kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Henning Berglund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giancarlo Mora in the 16th minute of the match. Henning Berglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Ulloa in the 18th minute of play. Cordarrol Vallejoller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Lilly in the 23rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Guillermo Escalona managed to get in a good position for a shot. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters rose to their feet, but Guillermo Escalona was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henning Berglund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulf McNamara hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Cordarrol Vallejoller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mats McNamara in the 37th minute. Henning Berglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guillermo Escalona in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Benavides came free, but Henning Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Martín Ulloa managed to get in a good position for a shot. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters rose to their feet, but Martín Ulloa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henning Berglund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
After a defensive mix-up in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s zone, Mats McNamara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cordarrol Vallejoller came out of the goal and Mats McNamara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A hard shot by Miguel Pimentel from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Henning Berglund's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Jesus Santikurtz hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Wyoming Cowboys's Edwin McNamara tried to score from far away in the 59th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 62nd match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martín Ulloa to maneuver through the defense. Martín Ulloa hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Nelsinho Nóbrega kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 73rd match minute, Wyoming Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leif Jespersson to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Totín De Leon from long distance, 75 minutes into the match, got Henning Berglund's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Wyoming Cowboys's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edwin McNamara in the 79th minute. Giancarlo Mora's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Henning Berglund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Henning Berglund acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 93rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jesus Santikurtz. Henning Berglund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giancarlo Mora in the 95th minute. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Wyoming Cowboys from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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