Prized/Friendly Cup

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Lebron took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juan Lebron in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zenaido Vergas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Schorsch Schmalzbauer was slow to take the kick. During this time Vänge IF's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Schorsch Schmalzbauer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Zenaido Vergas did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's zone, Schorsch Schmalzbauer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zenaido Vergas came out of the goal and Schorsch Schmalzbauer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Victor Hugo Aristizábal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Di Xing Yu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zenaido Vergas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 21stth minute of the game Schorsch Schmalzbauer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Zenaido Vergas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Vänge IF's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Lewandowski came free, but Di Xing Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mihai Stratulat hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Schorsch Schmalzbauer in the 32nd minute of play forced Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's goalkeeper Zenaido Vergas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Martxel Palmer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vänge IF the free kick. After 40 played minutes Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ got a freekick which was hit by Martxel Palmer. Zenaido Vergas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Schorsch Schmalzbauer, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victor Hugo Aristizábal made a kick off. After some careless play in the Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ defense, Raşit Timuroz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zenaido Vergas. The Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zenaido Vergas should have stopped the shot. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Raşit Timuroz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 57 minutes into the match, Gorosti Zalaya had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Di Xing Yu. Vänge IF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gorosti Zalaya was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Zenaido Vergas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raşit Timuroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vänge IF's Juan Lebron in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's goalie prevented a goal. Vänge IF's Andy Robertsson shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 66th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Zenaido Vergas but with some difficulty. When Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Zlatan Lewandowski in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vänge IF's goalie prevented a goal. 81 minutes into the game, Sebastiano Cañon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Di Xing Yu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 93rd minute, Vänge IF's Raşit Timuroz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Vänge IF players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.