Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Comercial LS
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Grabiel Escorcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nicollao Narbona's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Juaneizu Merida firmly grabbed it by the left post. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cordario Bazarra in the 5th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Nicollao Narbona heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 8 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Ermengol Baena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermengol Baena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Nacional's Xu Sha in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalie prevented a goal. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Bosch in the 20th minute of the match. Wasyl Dejo got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Franco Bosch. 24 minutes into the match, Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicollao Narbona. After 26 minutes of play, Nacional's Joseph Gayoso made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermengol Baena was left in no man's land by his defense there! Franco Bosch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 40th minute Luciano Inverso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermengol Baena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s attentive Bob Morley managed to snatch the ball when Felipe Carballo made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. After the first half Nacional were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Franco Bosch to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 52nd minute of play forced ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalkeeper Ermengol Baena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nacional booed when ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►► was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordario Bazarra didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Bosch in the 58th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, Nacional was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jony Maidana to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joseph Gayoso got free with Ermengol Baena in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felipe Carballo hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Nacional's Walme Yurre was substituted for Mendiko Bueres. After 65 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Carballo. In the 69th minute of the game Felipe Carballo made a throw-in which Grabiel Escorcia played forward. After 73 minutes Nacional's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cordario Bazarra who took care of the corner kick. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ermengol Baena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the match, ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Ermengol Baena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Bosch in the 78th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermengol Baena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 82nd minute of the match. Ermengol Baena 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 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 87th minute of play forced ◄◄Lucas Cerro Largo►►'s goalkeeper Ermengol Baena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Nacional players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.