Prized/Friendly Cup

Gerner Norstrand
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Anton Björnberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Haegg in the 4th minute of the match. Robert Haegg might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anton Björnberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robert Haegg ran back to his position shaking his head. Anton Björnberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Haegg in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Silban came free, but Xie Bang Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Naboonga Wild Katt FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Haegg came free, but Anton Björnberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save ARedonditos de Ricota CFK from getting a goal against them. After 24 played minutes Florencio Montrell rounded ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Guaberto Matro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Paulo Díaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Naboonga Wild Katt FC defense, Robert Haegg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anton Björnberg. The Naboonga Wild Katt FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anton Björnberg should have stopped the shot. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Silban in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Haegg in the 48th minute of play forced Naboonga Wild Katt FC's goalkeeper Anton Björnberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robert Haegg to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Robert Haegg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anton Björnberg made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Emilio Gonzales sent off a good shot on target. Jim Morrison hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Benjy Muller shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anton Björnberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ARedonditos de Ricota CFK reached it. Xie Bang Ang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Morrison in the 67th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goal looked a bit too open when Jim Morrison came free, but Xie Bang Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Björnberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clemente Beltran, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emilio Gonzales got free with Anton Björnberg in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Clemente Beltran dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Javier Riguera was substituted for Florencio Montrell. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Guillermo Erosa was substituted for Manuel Silban. Anton Björnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Beltran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quentin Francis in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xie Bang Ang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Rodolfo Cordero managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Victorino Edorta in the 91 minute of the game. 94 minutes into the game, Naboonga Wild Katt FC's Quentin Francis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xie Bang Ang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ARedonditos de Ricota CFK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.