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Match Report
El Matadero
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621,
Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Gorka Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Cerezo in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Oswaldo de Sousa came free, but Gorka Abel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Escuadrón Mercenario's Gorka Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Gaspar in the 6th minute of play. Sarracino Abad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Tarcio Bulisani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Escuadrón Mercenario's Cristo Abalos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tarcio Bulisani. Tarcio Bulisani yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Gorka Abel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oswaldo de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Gorka Abel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oswaldo de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute, Oswaldo de Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gorka Abel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 35th minute, but Tarcio Bulisani got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Toa Toa 4EVER hanging dry this time. After a rather tough play, Toa Toa 4EVER's Dorival Britto got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 40th minute of the match, Niva Abad tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tarcio Bulisani saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oswaldo de Sousa in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gorka Abel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 43 minutes, Sarracino Abad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escuadrón Mercenario's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sarracino Abad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tarcio Bulisani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niva Abad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felipe Cerezo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Niva Abad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 52 minutes, Cipriano Abad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Escuadrón Mercenario and the Toa Toa 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 53 played minutes Escuadrón Mercenario got a freekick which was hit by Cipriano Abad. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sarracino Abad in the 59th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Tarcio Bulisani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gorka Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tarcio Bulisani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Abad, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute, Niva Abad had to leave the field with a concussion. Dorival Britto charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dorival Britto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Escuadrón Mercenario's Joey Abaunza was substituted for Niva Abad. Dorival Britto hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joey Abaunza in the 70th minute of play forced Toa Toa 4EVER's goalkeeper Tarcio Bulisani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Toa Toa 4EVER's Felipe Cerezo got a free kick in the 70th minute. Gorka Abel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Cerezo in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Oswaldo de Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Toa Toa 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nilson Gaspar during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nilson Gaspar hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Toa Toa 4EVER eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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