Friendly League

Jose Angel Zuazaga
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristian de Lima kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Cristian de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Caraballo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aldo Olo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franco Sampler read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Fernando Caraballo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian de Lima in the 10th minute of the match. Mercado Paulista F.C were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after ARMUS S.A. OFF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. La Fuente took the corner. When Cristian de Lima fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mercado Paulista F.C's protests and gave Cristian de Lima a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of ARMUS S.A. OFF booed when Mercado Paulista F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian de Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franco Sampler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Olo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristian de Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernando Caraballo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Fernando Caraballo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristian de Lima went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Olo in the 27th minute of play forced Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Franco Sampler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Aldo Olo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Sampler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolphe Blazsovies made in the 30th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mercado Paulista F.C's Gervasio Hitz. Mercado Paulista F.C's Carlos Duarte quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felix Lorien, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Franco Sampler didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aldo Olo went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Cristian de Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernando Caraballo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. La Fuente's late challenge caught a ARMUS S.A. OFF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. La Fuente helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Danilo Fiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ARMUS S.A. OFF's supporters rose to their feet, but Danilo Fiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Sampler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mercado Paulista F.C's Kent Lindberg was substituted for Cristian de Lima. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aldo Olo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, ARMUS S.A. OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Lindberg came free, but Fernando Caraballo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernando Caraballo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kent Lindberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ARMUS S.A. OFF's goalie and right to Ahmet Hasan Turan. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ARMUS S.A. OFF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Mercado Paulista F.C's Victoriano Escobar was substituted for Ambrosio Ostadar. In the 62nd minute, Marco Chabier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute of the game Felix Lorien made a throw-in which Aldo Olo played forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felix Lorien during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, Felix Lorien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on Mercado Paulista F.C's corner La Fuente fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fernando Caraballo quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kent Lindberg in the 77th minute of play forced ARMUS S.A. OFF's goalkeeper Fernando Caraballo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Hasan Turan in the 83rd minute of play forced ARMUS S.A. OFF's goalkeeper Fernando Caraballo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Ahmet Hasan Turan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernando Caraballo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. ARMUS S.A. OFF made a substitution. Mattijs Berghmans replaced Aldo Olo. 89 minutes had been played when some careless play by ARMUS S.A. OFF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. La Fuente was slow to take the kick. During this time Mercado Paulista F.C's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Mercado Paulista F.C's corner La Fuente fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fernando Caraballo quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Kent Lindberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mercado Paulista F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Kent Lindberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Caraballo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kent Lindberg in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fernando Caraballo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute Mercado Paulista F.C were awarded a corner. La Fuente went to the cornerflag to take it. Mercado Paulista F.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ARMUS S.A. OFF for a fine match.