Friendly League

Pelusa Pichuco Rock
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Roland Banaszak started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Roland Banaszak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Pueblo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merengue FC's Mateo Llorienzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peep Sabella in the 11th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Camarón Bombay's Mateo Llorienzo threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Peep Sabella, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Raul Pueblo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domingo Jago, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 20th minute, Roland Banaszak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cristóvão van Dam kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Raul Pueblo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Jago in the 27th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peep Sabella in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mateo Llorienzo saved Merengue FC from getting behind. In the 38th minute Roland Banaszak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Pueblo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Merengue FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Romeu Sanches was slow to take the kick. During this time Camarón Bombay's players had a chance to rest. Romeu Sanches made a great header on Camarón Bombay's corner, it was just that Merengue FC's Mateo Llorienzo managed to reach the ball for a save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Peep Sabella to make the kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Domingo Jago who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Camarón Bombay's Raul Pueblo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 52nd match minute, Camarón Bombay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Acosta to maneuver through the defense. After 57 played minutes, Camarón Bombay's Romeu Sanches shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mateo Llorienzo 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 Camarón Bombay reached it. Merengue FC's Mateo Llorienzo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peep Sabella in the 58th minute of play. Mateo Llorienzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peep Sabella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Domingo Jago managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merengue FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Domingo Jago was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Pueblo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mateo Llorienzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peep Sabella in the 65th minute of the match. Merengue FC's Domingo Jago got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Merengue FC's goal looked a bit too open when Peep Sabella came free, but Mateo Llorienzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, Camarón Bombay's goalkeeper Raul Pueblo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darwin Núñez. In the 81st minute, Ismael Frances hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateo Llorienzo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Acosta in the 88th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.