Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Turgut Soyuer started the match with the kick off. Bartosz Trzenzalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgut Soyuer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Abad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. With an all-out effort, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Bartosz Trzenzalski threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Turgut Soyuer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ema City's Cezary Nalaskowski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Xu Yong Feng in the 13 minute of the game. In the 20th minute Ema City were awarded a corner. Selçuk Özgebay went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Ema City's corner Selçuk Özgebay fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and David Abad quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Ema City getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Renaut Vuerinckx hit a great ball. 27 minutes in the game Renaut Vuerinckx did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Marek Mockiewicz. Bartosz Trzenzalski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tytus Orling in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Turgut Soyuer in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartosz Trzenzalski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. David Abad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Carneiro in the 42nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Turgut Soyuer in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartosz Trzenzalski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Turgut Soyuer got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ema City defense, Turgut Soyuer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartosz Trzenzalski. The Ema City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartosz Trzenzalski should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Carneiro was the one to do the kick off. José Carneiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Abad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Carneiro ran back to his position shaking his head. David Abad made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when José Carneiro sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute José Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Wincent Jaroch got a free kick in the 61st minute. José Carneiro struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. David Abad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ema City. After 69 minutes Ema City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wincent Jaroch who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Bai Feng Xiang got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bartosz Trzenzalski quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 73 minutes of play, Ema City's José Carneiro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Abad was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 78 played minutes Chinese CJ Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Su Jian Jie. In the 80th minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartosz Trzenzalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Ema City's goal looked a bit too open when Turgut Soyuer came free, but Bartosz Trzenzalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartosz Trzenzalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Long Xiang Yuan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bartosz Trzenzalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgut Soyuer, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Ema City's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.