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Match Report
La Villa
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. With a little luck, Nacional's Juaneizu Merida got control of the ball when Daavid Uitto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olaf Cebula in the 5th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olaf Cebula in the 8th minute. Juaneizu Merida had great luck who in the 9thth minute grab hold of the ball when Olaf Cebula from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 14th play minute Flavio Perez came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Juaneizu Merida. 1-0. Juaneizu Merida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olaf Cebula in the 17th minute. Grabiel Escorcia scored 1-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kang Ying Hai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kang Ying Hai saved ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting behind. Camilo Candido kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Perez came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavio Perez got free with Juaneizu Merida in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daavid Uitto in the 37th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Perez in the 44th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Nacional's zone, Flavio Perez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juaneizu Merida came out of the goal and Flavio Perez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marta Minuhin hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olaf Cebula to strike the kick off in the second half. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 56 minutes, Marta Minuhin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nacional and the ..Villa Rugby Club.. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Marta Minuhin. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Olaf Cebula got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kang Ying Hai was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakob Källberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Saúl Menem, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After some careless play in the Nacional defense, Carlos Saúl Menem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juaneizu Merida. The Nacional fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juaneizu Merida should have stopped the shot. In the 93rdth minute of the game Carlos Saúl Menem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional's Juaneizu Merida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Saúl Menem came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, ..Villa Rugby Club.. failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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