Prized/Friendly Cup

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Roland Banaszak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Merengue FC's goalkeeper Mateo Llorienzo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 4 minutes into the match, Malcolm Stenman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateo Llorienzo. Merengue FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Malcolm Stenman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Germán Luz made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Darwin Núñez sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Malcolm Stenman in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateo Llorienzo saved Merengue FC from getting behind. Mateo Llorienzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Stenman, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Malcolm Stenman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 17th minute Malcolm Stenman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateo Llorienzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 minutes of play, Deportivo Turro's Malcolm Stenman made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mateo Llorienzo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Merengue FC's zone, Al Horford stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateo Llorienzo came out of the goal and Al Horford tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Malcolm Stenman might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mateo Llorienzo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Malcolm Stenman ran back to his position shaking his head. 29 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Malcolm Stenman came free, but Mateo Llorienzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Al Horford fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Llorienzo having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Malcolm Stenman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateo Llorienzo was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 35thth minute of the game Malcolm Stenman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merengue FC's Mateo Llorienzo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 37 minutes Merengue FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Malcolm Stenman who took care of the corner kick. Deportivo Turro's Malcolm Stenman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mateo Llorienzo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcolm Stenman in the 39th minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Mateo Llorienzo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Malcolm Stenman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateo Llorienzo. Merengue FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Malcolm Stenman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Mateo Llorienzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malcolm Stenman in the 44th minute of the match. The Merengue FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Deportivo Turro were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Malcolm Stenman was the one to do the kick off. Mateo Llorienzo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Malcolm Stenman in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Baron Yu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th match minute, Merengue FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Quintyn to maneuver through the defense. Germán Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darwin Núñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Darwin Núñez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malcolm Stenman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Merengue FC's Mateo Llorienzo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Merengue FC from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute, Roland Banaszak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Deportivo Turro's Malcolm Stenman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Llorienzo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Deportivo Turro's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Malcolm Stenman in the 77th minute. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Turro's corner Malcolm Stenman fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mateo Llorienzo quite easily take care of the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Deportivo Turro's Malcolm Stenman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Llorienzo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rd match minute, Merengue FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Quintyn to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Frances in the 87th minute of play forced Deportivo Turro's goalkeeper Germán Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ismael Frances's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Germán Luz was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Mateo Llorienzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malcolm Stenman, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Deportivo Turro were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Merengue FC's much stronger midfield.