Friendly League

Morsing
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arnalt Comas made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnalt Comas in the 4th minute of play forced Merlin's goalkeeper Patrick Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Costa came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Merlin's Vítor Marquez. But to his dismay, Vítor Marquez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. José Romero hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Jeremias Costa made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Luiz Fabiano Domingues sent off a good shot on target. José Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Ezequiel Echeto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Urbano. Merlin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ezequiel Echeto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 25 minutes into the match, Arnalt Comas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Patrick Urbano. Merlin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnalt Comas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 29th minute, Patrick Queiroz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jeremias Costa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 34 minutes into the game, Luiz Fabiano Domingues lined in a short shot 3-3 behind a frustrated Jeremias Costa. El Paso AD's Silvio Blanco got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Délio do Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Délio do Vale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arnalt Comas was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 55th minute. El Paso AD's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Thanks to some nice moves Ezequiel Echeto could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Patrick Urbano however easily saved by the left post. Vítor Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Silvio Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Patrick Urbano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnalt Comas in the 60th minute of play forced Merlin's goalkeeper Patrick Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, El Paso AD's Handi Maldonado got a free kick in the 70th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ezequiel Echeto got free with Patrick Urbano in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Merlin's Luiz Fabiano Domingues in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Paso AD's goalie prevented a goal. When Vítor Marquez fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merlin's protests and gave Vítor Marquez a yellow card for diving instead. Vítor Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Patrick Urbano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnalt Comas in the 89th minute of the match. Patrick Urbano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ezequiel Echeto's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.