Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio de Figo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Ali Nejat Karasu started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes of play, TSIGALKO's He Xiao made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Quirze Acha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Quirze Acha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristian Ekelund, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kristian Ekelund in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quirze Acha saved Team Figo from getting behind. Quirze Acha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ian Uggstedt went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Ali Nejat Karasu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl-Magnus Ekrot having to interfere. Quirze Acha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Xiao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, He Xiao made a precise shot to the right of Quirze Acha. Team Figo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Quirze Acha came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by TSIGALKO's Ian Uggstedt. But to his dismay, Ian Uggstedt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Quirze Acha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristian Ekelund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th match minute, Team Figo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niklas Edström to maneuver through the defense. Quirze Acha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Uggstedt in the 26th minute of play. Quirze Acha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liam de Almeida in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute He Xiao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quirze Acha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 minutes, Ali Nejat Karasu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Team Figo and the TSIGALKO players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ali Nejat Karasu hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ian Uggstedt in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quirze Acha saved Team Figo from getting behind. Philip Byström kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Ali Nejat Karasu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Liam de Almeida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quirze Acha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Team Figo's Konrad Hermansson got a free kick in the 41st minute. The audience cheered when He Xiao's long shot passed Quirze Acha's right side. It was 0-6, 42 minutes into the match. The Team Figo players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TSIGALKO were winning 0-7.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kristian Ekelund to make the kick off. Quirze Acha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Uggstedt in the 52nd minute of the match. Ian Uggstedt's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Quirze Acha firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 54th minute, He Xiao ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Quirze Acha was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. In the 58th minute of the match, Liam de Almeida tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Quirze Acha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Kent Boklund fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Team Figo's protests and gave Kent Boklund a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Team Figo's Kent Boklund got a free kick in the 59th minute. Quirze Acha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Liam de Almeida had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Quirze Acha. Team Figo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Liam de Almeida was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. With a little luck, Team Figo's Quirze Acha got control of the ball when Kristian Ekelund tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 0-10 when Kristian Ekelund sped through Team Figo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Quirze Acha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kristian Ekelund in the 72nd minute of play forced Team Figo's goalkeeper Quirze Acha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liam de Almeida received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Quirze Acha came out and tried to block the shot, but Liam de Almeida slotted it home off the left post making it 0-11 in the 74th minute. A collision led to TSIGALKO getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Marko Karlberg hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ian Uggstedt could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Quirze Acha however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, Team Figo's Quirze Acha got control of the ball when Ian Uggstedt tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in TSIGALKO's zone, Niklas Edström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karl-Magnus Ekrot came out of the goal and Niklas Edström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kristian Ekelund charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kristian Ekelund the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes TSIGALKO got a freekick which was hit by Kristian Ekelund. Ian Uggstedt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Quirze Acha made a huge save. Quirze Acha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liam de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liam de Almeida spun around in front of the goal 91 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Team Figo's goal. Ian Uggstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quirze Acha having to interfere. Karl-Magnus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Edström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niklas Edström scored 1-12 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karl-Magnus Ekrot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Team Figo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TSIGALKO were clearly better and deserved to take the win.