Prized/Friendly Cup

Niedersachsen Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ladislao Harriet started the match with the kick off. Jacek Matuch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Harriet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacek Matuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Harriet in the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Empire of Soccer's Ladislao Harriet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacek Matuch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gerson Cruzado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacek Matuch having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Silvestre Loi managed to get in a good position for a shot. SV Bad Harzburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvestre Loi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Uriel Malvin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvestre Loi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Uriel Malvin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. SV Bad Harzburg's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Horst Hussen in the 17th minute. The corner led to SV Bad Harzburg's Kaimo Liiva getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 24th minute, Silvestre Loi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roberto Carlos made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Empire of Soccer's Edvaldo Branco. Jacek Matuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natalio Blanco in the 26th minute of the match. A collision led to Empire of Soccer getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Teukros Diplarakos hit a great ball. With a little luck, Empire of Soccer's Uriel Malvin got control of the ball when Alfonsas Jakniūnas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Roberto Carlos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Horst Hussen came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Horst Hussen came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uriel Malvin made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Éthan Pichard sent off a good shot on target. Alfonsas Jakniūnas kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestre Loi to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Empire of Soccer defense, Silvestre Loi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uriel Malvin. The Empire of Soccer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uriel Malvin should have stopped the shot. In the 55th minute Natalio Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacek Matuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Cruzado in the 61st minute of the match. Empire of Soccer's attentive Ilmar Pregel managed to snatch the ball when Roberto Carlos made a throw-in in the 64th minute of the game. After 70 minutes, Ksawery Rzeszutko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SV Bad Harzburg and the Empire of Soccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SV Bad Harzburg getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ksawery Rzeszutko hit a great ball. SV Bad Harzburg's attentive Hermann Viapiano managed to snatch the ball when Wit Beton made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. If Horst Hussen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Uriel Malvin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hermann Viapiano hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Jacek Matuch was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gerson Cruzado. Uriel Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Loi in the 90th minute of the match. Jacek Matuch made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Ladislao Harriet sent off a good shot on target. Ladislao Harriet scored 1-3 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jacek Matuch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Empire of Soccer's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.