Friendly League

Battle of death
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pavel Codin in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lorenzo De Paredes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lorenzo De Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nae Conta in the 11th minute of the match. Lorenzo De Paredes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tudor Otopeanu in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tudor Otopeanu in the 12th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Lorenzo De Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Minteuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Centella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by George Popa in the 15th minute. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s George Popa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristian Minteuan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 17th minute Calito Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Minteuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Pimentel charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Miguel Pimentel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Pimentel to maneuver through the defense. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's Cristian Minteuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Ramos in the 29th minute of play. Lorenzo De Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nae Conta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Lorenzo De Paredes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavel Codin in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. George Popa hit a great ball. Tudor Otopeanu struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Lorenzo De Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Beto Centella in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Minteuan saved PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN from getting behind. When Calito Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ 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 Calito Garcia couldn't finish the play. Cristian Minteuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Centella, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Beto Centella to make the kick off. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Beto Centella looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ramos in the 64th minute of play forced PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's goalkeeper Cristian Minteuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alejandro Muñoz during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alejandro Muñoz hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Nicu Miniș could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Lorenzo De Paredes made a huge save. 71 minutes into the match, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Centella came free, but Cristian Minteuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristian Minteuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Centella in the 73rd minute of the match. Cristian Minteuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calito Garcia in the 73rd minute of the match. Jon Birkfeld's late challenge caught a PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jon Birkfeld helped the player get up and apologised. After 75 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Jon Birkfeld. When the match had been going on for 76 minutes Nae Conta shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Lorenzo De Paredes when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Lorenzo De Paredes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pavel Codin's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Lorenzo De Paredes made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Pavel Codin sent off a good shot on target. In the 83rd minute, Pavel Codin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 85th minute, Beto Centella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88thth minute of the game Pavel Codin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Lorenzo De Paredes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pavel Codin got free with Lorenzo De Paredes in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.