Mérida AD edged Alcorcón 2-1 in a Club Friendlies fixture on Thursday evening, August 14th, 2026. The scoreline came as something of a surprise given the flow of the game. Alcorcón dominated possession and territory for large spells but struggled to convert their superiority into goals.
C. Doncel opened the scoring in the eighth minute, a quick strike that settled Mérida's nerves early. To be fair, the visitors had chances to respond but found the final pass missing. By then, the pattern was set — Mérida would look to hit on the break while Alcorcón pushed forward in numbers.
Doncel doubled his tally in the thirty-first minute, extending Mérida's advantage before the half-hour mark. The visitors grew increasingly desperate, throwing bodies forward in search of an equaliser. Mérida's defence held firm, absorbing pressure while looking for opportunities to hit on the counter.
Alcorcón pulled one back in the seventy-fourth minute, a late intervention that suggested the home side might not hold on. The goal came from open play, though the name of the scorer was not recorded. Mérida had to dig deep to see out the remaining time.
The statistics told a different story from the result. Alcorcón registered 126 attacks compared to Mérida's 77, and yet the visitors ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline. Both sides claimed zero corners between them, and each team received three yellow cards. It was a match decided by moments rather than sustained pressure.
Mérida arrived at this fixture off the back of a difficult run, having lost their previous two friendlies 3-0 to Leganés and 2-0 to Al-Nassr. The result offers a small boost before whatever competitive fixtures lie ahead. Alcorcón, meanwhile, will take heart from their attacking output despite the defeat.