Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio de Figo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kurt Bure kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Ali Nejat Karasu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Lundgren was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ali Nejat Karasu sped through Benknotorna's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Peter Lundgren. Edgar Bruse blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Peter Lundgren having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Nejat Karasu in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peter Lundgren saved Benknotorna from getting behind. In the 15th minute Team Figo were awarded a corner. Ronny Felin went to the cornerflag to take it. Team Figo's Quirze Acha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Bure in the 17th minute of play. With a little luck, Benknotorna's Peter Lundgren got control of the ball when Ali Nejat Karasu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Quirze Acha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Trullols in the 21st minute of the match. The corner led to Benknotorna's Olof Forsberg getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Bure in the 28th minute of play forced Team Figo's goalkeeper Quirze Acha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Quirze Acha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Majman, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ali Nejat Karasu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Peter Lundgren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 37 minutes into the match, Ali Nejat Karasu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Benknotorna's Peter Lundgren. Peter Lundgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The wind increased when Ali Nejat Karasu made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Nejat Karasu in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peter Lundgren saved Benknotorna from getting behind. With a little luck, Team Figo's Quirze Acha got control of the ball when Geraldo Trullols tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Benknotorna getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Aris Dermitzakis hit a great ball. After 63 minutes, Ali Nejat Karasu made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Benknotorna's Peter Lundgren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute, Kurt Bure made a precise shot to the right of Quirze Acha. Team Figo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Konrad Hermansson hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Quirze Acha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geraldo Trullols in the 72nd minute. In the 74thth minute of the game Ali Nejat Karasu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Benknotorna's Peter Lundgren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Philip Byström hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 78th match minute, Team Figo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konrad Hermansson to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Team Figo's zone, Gustav Siöberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Quirze Acha came out of the goal and Gustav Siöberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute Ali Nejat Karasu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Lundgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Benknotorna's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nejat Karasu came free, but Peter Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Team Figo's goalkeeper Quirze Acha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geraldo Trullols. In the 85th match minute, Benknotorna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo Trullols to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Ronny Felin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Peter Lundgren skillfully saved the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Benknotorna's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nejat Karasu came free, but Peter Lundgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 played minutes Team Figo got a freekick which was hit by Esbjörn Eliasson. Kurt Bure sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Konrad Hermansson hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Quirze Acha made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Johan Vall sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Team Figo fans cheered their team off the field, for while Benknotorna had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.