Prized/Friendly Cup

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kent Fredriksson got the match started through his kick off. Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jim Tönnberg in the 3rd minute of play. With a little luck, spikarna's Maximilian Glad got control of the ball when Nestor Chap tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves German Veto could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Maximilian Glad however easily saved by the left post. When Kent Fredriksson fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored spikarna's protests and gave Kent Fredriksson a yellow card for diving instead. Kent Fredriksson kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. spikarna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Q. T. I. the free kick. After 20 played minutes spikarna got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck. Severo Veronica struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Maximilian Glad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Q. T. I.. Paulo Txatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kent Fredriksson in the 26th minute of play. spikarna's Maximilian Glad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Chap in the 31st minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Q. T. I.'s Severo Veronica nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximilian Glad made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Severo Veronica succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 38th playminute. Jim Tönnberg hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Maximilian Glad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Chap in the 43rd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severo Veronica to make the kick off. Vladimiro Burutzagi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maximilian Glad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Severo Veronica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximilian Glad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 played minutes spikarna got a freekick which was hit by Kent Fredriksson. Severo Veronica took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maximilian Glad. Maximilian Glad dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Maximilian Glad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Chap in the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Severo Veronica cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Maximilian Glad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. During the 69th minute of the match Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 70 played minutes spikarna got a freekick which was hit by Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck. Q. T. I.'s Astor Berart was substituted for German Veto. Bengt-Arne Ahlbeck hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Severo Veronica had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 81 minutes, Astor Berart made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. spikarna's Maximilian Glad tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Maximilian Glad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Veronica in the 88th minute of the match. spikarna's Maximilian Glad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiro Burutzagi in the 91st minute of play. In the 97th minute Severo Veronica shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximilian Glad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Q. T. I. had played much better football throughout.