Prized/Friendly Cup

Sorocayómetro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Atilano Maidana started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atilano Maidana in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kasper Schmeichel saved ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг from getting behind. When Atilano Maidana fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Soroca F.C.'s protests and gave Atilano Maidana a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Soroca F.C.'s Atilano Maidana got a free kick in the 6th minute. Pedro Rito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuzman Tzankov, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Tadeo Elorri kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Pedro Rito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steven Gerard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Soroca F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karamfil Tutev took the corner. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Karamfil Tutev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Rito in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Kuzman Tzankov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Rito having to make a save. 22 minutes into the match, Soroca F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Steven Gerard came free, but Pedro Rito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bayhan Özsungur might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Rito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bayhan Özsungur ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Rito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steven Gerard in the 27th minute of the match. Pedro Rito came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Steven Gerard. But to his dismay, Steven Gerard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 35 minutes into the match, Atilano Maidana notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Kasper Schmeichel. Kasper Schmeichel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Gerard in the 41st minute of play forced Soroca F.C.'s goalkeeper Pedro Rito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Sercan Usbey hit a great ball. Tadeo Elorri struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Kasper Schmeichel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Soroca F.C.. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tadeo Elorri in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kasper Schmeichel saved ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг from getting behind. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kuzman Tzankov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Tadeo Elorri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kasper Schmeichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Herminio Quirze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kuzman Tzankov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Kasper Schmeichel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeo Elorri in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг were awarded a corner. Karamfil Tutev went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Bayhan Özsungur to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Rito despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 70th minute, Steven Gerard reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Rito. The goal made the score 1-2. Ovidio Estebe charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Estebe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Luca Modrić hit a great ball. Anibal Heriberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasper Schmeichel having to interfere. Kuzman Tzankov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Rito having to interfere. With his leg Pedro Rito managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Steven Gerard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tadeo Elorri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Kasper Schmeichel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.