Prized/Friendly Cup

Ajman Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fuad Shams got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Sari Shams hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Manuel Isăilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Curt Stöckli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Curt Stöckli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 14th minute, Manuel Isăilă ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Curt Stöckli was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Isăilă in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Curt Stöckli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th minute, Manuel Isăilă left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ninjas in Pyjamas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 23rdth minute of the game Manuel Isăilă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajmán Club's Curt Stöckli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ninjas in Pyjamas getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Costin Cârneci hit a great ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Manuel Isăilă who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ajmán Club's Curt Stöckli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ninjas in Pyjamas were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Ajmán Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rareș Tatulici took the corner. In the 30th minute Ninjas in Pyjamas were awarded a corner. Rareș Tatulici went to the cornerflag to take it. If Rareș Tatulici had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barakat Al Mehana charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barakat Al Mehana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Curt Stöckli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 41st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 44th minute of play forced Ajmán Club's goalkeeper Curt Stöckli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fuad Shams came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Ajmán Club fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fuad Shams couldn't finish the play. The Ajmán Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ninjas in Pyjamas were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manuel Isăilă to strike the kick off in the second half. Curt Stöckli was a little too slow when Manuel Isăilă got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-5. In the 54th minute, Armağan Yörük hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the game, one of Ajmán Club:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ninjas in Pyjamas made a substitution. Ghitã Butuc replaced Pastor Ellow. Curt Stöckli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ninjas in Pyjamas's goalkeeper Cai Yue Guang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71st minute of the game Mosalam Al Sherazi made a throw-in which Yasen Al Bahar played forward. Faleh Al Mahmed made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Kenneth Almkvist. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Manuel Isăilă took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Curt Stöckli to make any attempt to save it. In the 83rd match minute, Ajmán Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ghazi Al Ajmi to maneuver through the defense. Rareș Tatulici could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Curt Stöckli made a huge save. Cai Yue Guang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fuad Shams, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Curt Stöckli came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Ninjas in Pyjamas's Manuel Isăilă. But to his dismay, Manuel Isăilă quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. Ninjas in Pyjamas made a substitution. Emanuele Clementi replaced Denílson 慕容. 96 minutes into the game, Ghazi Al Ajmi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ajmán Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ninjas in Pyjamas the free kick. In the 96th match minute, Ajmán Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ghazi Al Ajmi to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Manuel Isăilă managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ninjas in Pyjamas's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Isăilă was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Curt Stöckli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Ajmán Club fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ninjas in Pyjamas were clearly better and deserved to take the win.