Friendly League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Juan Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Calle Nordal kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Frederico Cunha hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Rodriguez in the 12th minute of the match. Gualterio Venerando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juaneizu Merida having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Juan Rodriguez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juaneizu Merida was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bert Justens in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Rodriguez in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grabiel Escorcia got free with Slawomir Michalski in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Slawomir Michalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match Nacional got a corner. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xu Sha ran over to the corner to take the kick. Nacional's Xu Sha was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Slawomir Michalski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualterio Venerando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Slawomir Michalski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bert Justens in the 39th minute of play. Slawomir Michalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 47th minute of play. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ made a substitution. Pablo Aimar replaced Juan Rodriguez. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pablo Aimar to make the kick off. Juaneizu Merida made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Bert Justens sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Sha in the 55th minute of play forced ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalkeeper Slawomir Michalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Aimar in the 62nd minute of play. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Aimar in the 62nd minute of play. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 65th minute of play forced ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goalkeeper Slawomir Michalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bert Justens got free with Juaneizu Merida in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slawomir Michalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pablo Aimar in the 71st minute of play. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Slawomir Michalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. In the 77th minute, José Luis Rodríguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slawomir Michalski was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s Slawomir Michalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 81st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Slawomir Michalski saved ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★ from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calle Nordal in the 86th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 88 minutes into the match, ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Slawomir Michalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Slawomir Michalski 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 90th minute. Marta Minuhin's late challenge caught a ★ʙıᴄнᴀʀʀᴀккøs кᴀʀʀøйᴇʀøs★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marta Minuhin helped the player get up and apologised. Marta Minuhin kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Aimar in the 94th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.