Prized/Friendly Cup

Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Xiao Jian Bo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Long Stora took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zhuo Xu Xi. Zhuo Xu Xi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Zhuo Xu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matías Hernández in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Clodoveo Cayo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhuo Xu Xi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Los Galacticos's Zhuo Xu Xi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matías Hernández in the 19th minute of play. Zhuo Xu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clodoveo Cayo in the 24th minute of the match. Sergio Livingstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xiao Jian Bo, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A collision led to Los Galacticos getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Mo Ning De hit a great ball. In the 30th minute of the match Matías Hernández sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zhuo Xu Xi skillfully saved the ball. Sergio Livingstone was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Xiao Jian Bo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Xiao Jian Bo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. 36 minutes into the match, ViCeNzA's goal looked a bit too open when Xiao Jian Bo came free, but Sergio Livingstone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Clodoveo Cayo made a precise shot to the right of Zhuo Xu Xi. Los Galacticos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Long Stora in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhuo Xu Xi saved Los Galacticos from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in ViCeNzA's zone, Jiang Ang Xiao stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergio Livingstone came out of the goal and Jiang Ang Xiao tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Long Stora to make the kick off. Mo Ning De kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Zhuo Xu Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clodoveo Cayo in the 58th minute of play. Sergio Livingstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Ang Xiao in the 61st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Xiao Jian Bo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Galacticos's supporters rose to their feet, but Xiao Jian Bo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Livingstone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhuo Xu Xi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matías Hernández. Los Galacticos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Long Stora scored to the left of an out of position Zhuo Xu Xi, making the score, 1-4. ViCeNzA's Robert Moreau was substituted for Matías Hernández. In the 73rd minute Mo Ning De shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Livingstone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los Galacticos's Zhuo Xu Xi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Los Galacticos from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute, ViCeNzA's Robert Moreau ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zhuo Xu Xi. Zhuo Xu Xi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. Zhuo Xu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Long Stora, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Zhuo Xu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Moreau in the 82nd minute of the match. Zhuo Xu Xi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robert Moreau in the 90th minute. After 91 played minutes ViCeNzA got a freekick which was hit by Emil Borucki. In the 95th minute, Robert Moreau reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zhuo Xu Xi. The goal made the score 1-7. The Los Galacticos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ViCeNzA's performance. The match ended with a win for ViCeNzA.