Friendly League

Merengues Aires Puro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Melchor Montes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maximino Berart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Octavio Raymond made a huge save. The supporters of LA LUZ F.C. booed when Unidad de Matanza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uriel Perico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvaro Crescencio's late challenge caught a LA LUZ F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Crescencio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, Alvaro Crescencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Melchor Montes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unidad de Matanza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Maximino Berart could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Octavio Raymond made a huge save. Leon Pero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond got control of the ball when Maximino Berart tried to sneak it across the goal line. Octavio Raymond made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Maximino Berart sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes of play, Unidad de Matanza's Melchor Montes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rosendo Gelmiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Unidad de Matanza getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. German Cordera hit a great ball. In the 33rd match minute, Unidad de Matanza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Maria to maneuver through the defense. Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Veronica in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute, LA LUZ F.C.'s Eulalio Veronica dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. If Maximino Berart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leon Pero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Rosendo Gelmiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

LA LUZ F.C.'s Leonel Emmanuel was substituted for Maximino Berart. LA LUZ F.C. made a substitution. Gaudencio Eusko replaced Zacarias Pagomari. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonel Emmanuel was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute Aureliano Arce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Raymond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LA LUZ F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Igor Luzea in the 56th minute. The corner led LA LUZ F.C.'s Igor Luzea to fire away a dangerous shot which Octavio Raymond despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Unidad de Matanza's Octavio Raymond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Veronica in the 57th minute of play. If Leon Pero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, LA LUZ F.C.'s Orlando Johans got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 69 minutes of play, LA LUZ F.C.'s Aureliano Arce made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Raymond was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Arce in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Octavio Raymond prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of LA LUZ F.C. booed when Unidad de Matanza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Quin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aureliano Arce's late challenge caught a Unidad de Matanza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aureliano Arce helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, LA LUZ F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aureliano Arce to maneuver through the defense. After 83 played minutes, Unidad de Matanza's Alvaro Crescencio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rosendo Gelmiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Unidad de Matanza reached it. Thanks to some nice moves Isidro Lidon could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Rosendo Gelmiro however easily saved by the left post. Octavio Raymond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Emmanuel in the 85th minute of play. Melchor Montes charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Melchor Montes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 89 played minutes Unidad de Matanza got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Montes. When Aureliano Arce was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 93 minutes had been played. In the 93rd minute, Aureliano Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.