Official Cup

El Atrapa Sueños
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Daniel Onega got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martín Ulloa to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Onega sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aristides Lluc struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Juan Benavides didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Pulpo Paceño. 19 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Aristides Lluc came free, but Juan Benavides reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Onega could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Juan Benavides made a huge save. 26 minutes into the game, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Humberto Escobar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicanor Ascencio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Juan Benavides took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aristides Lluc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicanor Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Escobar in the 30th minute of play. Nicanor Ascencio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Escobar in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, El Pulpo Paceño's Aristides Lluc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Juan Benavides narrowly saved just below the crossbar. El Pulpo Paceño's Nicanor Ascencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Escobar in the 37th minute of play. El Pulpo Paceño's Nicanor Ascencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Escobar in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Ulloa in the 40th minute of play forced El Pulpo Paceño's goalkeeper Nicanor Ascencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Zheko Kraychev hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Christobal Abecia during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to El Pulpo Paceño getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Christobal Abecia hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Humberto Escobar was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Milosz Gabis got a free kick in the 50th minute. Nicanor Ascencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Escobar, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Juan Benavides made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aristides Lluc in the 59th minute of play. El Pulpo Paceño's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kamil Glik in the 60th minute. A collision led to El Pulpo Paceño getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Tirso Abajas hit a great ball. Nicanor Ascencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martín Ulloa, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after El Pulpo Paceño's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Humberto Escobar took the corner. After having played for 70 minutes, Humberto Escobar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Escobar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ made a substitution. Giancarlo Mora replaced Dari Mana. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s zone, Aristides Lluc stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Benavides came out of the goal and Aristides Lluc tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s zone, Joseph Lockwood stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Benavides came out of the goal and Joseph Lockwood tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ysmael Abad kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Juan Benavides played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Lockwood in the 87th minute of play. Daniel Onega received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Juan Benavides tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Benavides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svetoslav Genkov, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ played a much better game than El Pulpo Paceño and deserved their victory. The El Pulpo Paceño players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.