Prized/Friendly Cup

Granarna Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Jari Alenius made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Granarna's Mattias Valström tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Granarna defense, Jari Alenius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mattias Valström. The Granarna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mattias Valström should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Granarna's goal looked a bit too open when Jari Alenius came free, but Mattias Valström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jari Alenius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mattias Valström having to make a save. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Granarna's goalkeeper Mattias Valström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mattias Valström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jari Alenius, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Mattias Valström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Alenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Granarna's zone, Ariel Ortega stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mattias Valström came out of the goal and Ariel Ortega tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vellito Alguerdo made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Mariano Gorosti sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute, Jari Alenius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NAGANO F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Clodoveo Weather took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mattias Valström. Granarna's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kurt Lindholm during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Valström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Skoglund to make the kick off. Mattias Valström made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Jari Alenius sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Jari Alenius took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Mattias Valström to make any attempt to save it. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Skoglund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Granarna's Mattias Valström got control of the ball when Jari Alenius tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mattias Valström made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Jari Alenius sent off a good shot on target. Alexander Blanck hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Jari Alenius took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Mattias Valström to make any attempt to save it. NAGANO F.C's Gabriel Batistuta was substituted for Jari Alenius. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mariano Gorosti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Gabriel Batistuta notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Granarna's Mattias Valström. Mattias Valström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Gabriel Batistuta came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the NAGANO F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gabriel Batistuta couldn't finish the play. After a long run with the ball, Ariel Ortega did a trick in the 94th minute in front of Granarna's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-9. An impressive performance by NAGANO F.C's Ariel Ortega! NAGANO F.C played a much better game than Granarna and deserved their victory. The Granarna players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.