Friendly League

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ennio Marcantonio got the match started through his kick off. Merceron United's Dario Gelsomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimeno Gumaro in the 4th minute of play. Dario Gelsomini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zula Munko, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Marcus Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ennio Marcantonio in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Zula Munko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dario Gelsomini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 13th minute Baldomiro Montrell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Gelsomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dario Gelsomini came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Espinillos FC's Baldomiro Montrell. But to his dismay, Baldomiro Montrell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Ennio Marcantonio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcus Silva was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. With a little luck, Los Espinillos FC's Marcus Silva got control of the ball when Ennio Marcantonio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Zula Munko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Dario Gelsomini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Orlando Eleder kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Marcus Silva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ennio Marcantonio in the 31st minute. Baldomiro Montrell charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baldomiro Montrell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Los Espinillos FC's Baldomiro Montrell got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Dario Gelsomini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jimeno Gumaro went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Dario Gelsomini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zula Munko in the 40th minute of the match. A hard shot 42 in the game by Ennio Marcantonio from a close distance when the talented Marcus Silva managed to make a qualified save. Los Espinillos FC's players were relieved. In the 43rd minute Jimeno Gumaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Gelsomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ennio Marcantonio in the 45th minute of play forced Los Espinillos FC's goalkeeper Marcus Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ennio Guidoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Dario Gelsomini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomiro Montrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zula Munko succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 57th playminute. Dario Gelsomini was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zula Munko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 60 minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goalkeeper Dario Gelsomini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adolfo Tipi. In the 63rd minute, Zula Munko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Espinillos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 68 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goalkeeper Dario Gelsomini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zula Munko. In the 70th minute, Zula Munko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Espinillos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. After a rather tough play, Merceron United's Alex De Toni got a free kick in the 74th minute. After 78 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Ennio Marcantonio. The crowd rose to their feet as Adolfo Tipi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dario Gelsomini. That made the score 0-11 in the 82 minute of play. In the 87th minute, Los Espinillos FC's Jimeno Gumaro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dario Gelsomini. Dario Gelsomini yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-12. Merceron United's Dario Gelsomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Munko in the 93rd minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Merceron United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Del Giudice to maneuver through the defense. Jimeno Gumaro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dario Gelsomini came out and tried to block the shot, but Jimeno Gumaro slotted it home off the left post making it 0-13 in the 95th minute. Los Espinillos FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.