Prized/Friendly Cup

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grabiel Escorcia kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Dezassete's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xu Sha was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional's players had a chance to rest. Grabiel Escorcia kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of FC Dezassete's Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Marin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 38th minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Miguel Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camilo Candido kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After having played for 46 minutes, Meng Di Jun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Dezassete's supporters crossed their fingers, but Meng Di Jun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Meng Di Jun made a kick off. Miguel Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Dezassete's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Marin came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miguel Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 66th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Mendiko Bueres got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 69th minute, Mendiko Bueres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miguel Marin having to make a save. 78 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juaneizu Merida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Meng Di Jun in the 80th minute. FC Dezassete's Quintino Prates was substituted for You. A sloppy throw-in by Frederico Pinheiro in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Nacional's Walme Yurre. Grabiel Escorcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 85th minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Miguel Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 89th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Grabiel Escorcia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miguel Marin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The supporters of FC Dezassete booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Carballo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Marin came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia. But to his dismay, Grabiel Escorcia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Dezassete players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nacional.