Friendly League

Legion Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Valter Festas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the match, MKS Legion Częstochowa's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Benavides came free, but Jimeno Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Zachary Naskrent had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the match, Zachary Naskrent dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cordarrol Vallejoller, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Festas in the 15th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Cordarrol Vallejoller to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jimeno Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Escalona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Kajetan Pietrowiak got a free kick in the 20th minute. Jimeno Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Benavides in the 23rd minute of play. Jimeno Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ulloa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Cordarrol Vallejoller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zachary Naskrent in the 30th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Valter Festas managed to get in a good position for a shot. MKS Legion Częstochowa's supporters rose to their feet, but Valter Festas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cordarrol Vallejoller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 45 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Kajetan Pietrowiak. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

MKS Legion Częstochowa's Norbert Rasimowicz was substituted for Kajetan Pietrowiak. MKS Legion Częstochowa's Zachariasz Zecman was substituted for Napoleon Chlebek. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francesco Benavides made a kick off. Roch Lodowy charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roch Lodowy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when MKS Legion Częstochowa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roch Lodowy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guillermo Escalona charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guillermo Escalona the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 55 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Guillermo Escalona. Cordarrol Vallejoller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Naskrent in the 61st minute of the match. After 65 minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rafal Gmoch who took care of the corner kick. In the 65th minute, Adhemar Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adhemar Secco stood ready after the free kick and tried to head the ball into the goal, but got pushed from behind by one of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s defenders and the ball went out. MKS Legion Częstochowa appealed in vain for a penalty, the referee looked over at the linesman, but the flag stayed down. No Penalty. With 67 minutes on the clock, Zachariasz Zecman commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MKS Legion Częstochowa! Jimeno Velasco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guillermo Escalona in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the game, Adhemar Secco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Cordarrol Vallejoller was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Valter Festas's late challenge caught a ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valter Festas helped the player get up and apologised. After 90 played minutes MKS Legion Częstochowa got a freekick which was hit by Valter Festas. In the 91st match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Santikurtz to maneuver through the defense. When Zachary Naskrent came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the MKS Legion Częstochowa fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zachary Naskrent couldn't finish the play. 97 minutes into the game, Guillermo Escalona recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jimeno Velasco. Guillermo Escalona showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.