Friendly League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Barcellos Mineiro FC's Dale Dolar 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. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wambasther Robben, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 4 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. Patricio Ugutz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Patricio Ugutz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 9th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Nacional defense, Dale Dolar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juaneizu Merida. The Nacional fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juaneizu Merida should have stopped the shot. Dale Dolar struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Juaneizu Merida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barcellos Mineiro FC. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dale Dolar, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Grabiel Escorcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patricio Ugutz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Fantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Ugutz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dale Dolar in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juaneizu Merida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Patricio Ugutz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Radul Kokalov hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Wambasther Robben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michael Meertens kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Grabiel Escorcia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Marcos Fantini got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 59 minutes into the match, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patricio Ugutz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Juaneizu Merida managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Barcellos Mineiro FC's Dale Dolar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Patricio Ugutz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 66th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Nacional defense, Dale Dolar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juaneizu Merida. The Nacional fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juaneizu Merida should have stopped the shot. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. In the 74th minute of the match Nacional got a corner. Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xu Sha ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalie and right to Joseph Gayoso. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Barcellos Mineiro FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A collision led to Nacional getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Xu Sha hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Luisinho Uribe dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 88th minute, Wambasther Robben left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barcellos Mineiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisinho Uribe, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 95 minutes of play, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Wambasther Robben made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juaneizu Merida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Barcellos Mineiro FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.