Prized/Friendly Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicanor Gaufred kicked off to start the match. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomiro Eutor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enrique Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 21st minute Calito Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Calito Garcia came free, but Enrique Lekubegi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ramos in the 27th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Enrique Lekubegi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zheko Kraychev in the 31st minute of the match. Enrique Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Ramos in the 32nd minute of the match. Enrique Lekubegi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calito Garcia in the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calito Garcia in the 37th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Enrique Lekubegi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ramos in the 38th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Enrique Lekubegi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Lekubegi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheko Kraychev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calito Garcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The supporters of ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ booed when Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Domingues didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

In the 55th match minute, Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Ermano to maneuver through the defense. Enrique Lekubegi made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when José Ramos sent off a good shot on target. José Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Enrique Lekubegi made a huge save. 65 minutes into the match, José Ramos notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Palermo's Enrique Lekubegi. Enrique Lekubegi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Palermo's Enrique Lekubegi got control of the ball when Diómedes Rodriguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Ramos got free with Enrique Lekubegi in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lambis Kostopoulos in the 74th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Diómedes Rodriguez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Diómedes Rodriguez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Enrique Lekubegi made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Ramos in the 80th minute. José Ramos struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Enrique Lekubegi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ►Las Mercedes F.C◄. Enrique Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Thanks to some nice moves José Ramos could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Enrique Lekubegi however easily saved by the left post. Diómedes Rodriguez might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enrique Lekubegi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diómedes Rodriguez ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 89th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Enrique Lekubegi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Diómedes Rodriguez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Enrique Lekubegi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sergio Gutierrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicanor Gaufred in the 93rd minute of the match. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.