Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena BEST FABIO
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fritz Berghmans started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Amos Martorella got a free kick in the 6th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Garro in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrea Banana saved Alba FC from getting behind. João Augusto Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Di Iorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Fritz Berghmans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Jiang Liang Wei ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrea Banana was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Jiang Liang Wei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Andrea Banana made a huge save. Donato Amatori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Augusto Simões having to interfere. In the 36th minute Emiliano Malandra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Augusto Simões saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 minutes, Ettore Primavera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alba FC and the BEST FABIO F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Primavera to maneuver through the defense. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Garro in the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

51 minutes into the match, Jiang Liang Wei notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Alba FC's Andrea Banana. Andrea Banana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 55 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Garro came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Liang Wei in the 57th minute of the match. Gerald Guthrie hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Donato Amatori might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Augusto Simões. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donato Amatori ran back to his position shaking his head. If Emiliano Malandra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Anaking Skywalker was substituted for Ronaldinho Ferreira. BEST FABIO F.C. made a substitution. Igor Gulak replaced Gerald Guthrie. BEST FABIO F.C. made a substitution. Joaquim de Queirós replaced Fritz Berghmans. The supporters of BEST FABIO F.C. booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrea Iannotti didn't get a good kick on the ball. BEST FABIO F.C.'s João Augusto Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Malandra in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute Jiang Liang Wei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Banana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim de Queirós in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Garro came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. BEST FABIO F.C. had played much better football throughout.