Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kenny Alströmer kicked off to start the match. Porteño Prowess FC's Alejandro Gavilanes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Thorbjörn Hong hit a great ball. Pertti Koskenkorva's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alejandro Gavilanes firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jari Alenius took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alejandro Gavilanes. Alejandro Gavilanes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jari Alenius in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro Gavilanes saved Porteño Prowess FC from getting behind. Jari Alenius who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Alejandro Gavilanes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 29 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Kenny Alströmer came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alejandro Gavilanes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute, Jari Alenius left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NAGANO F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Thorbjörn Hong hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Porteño Prowess FC's Baltasar Innocenzio got a free kick in the 37th minute. Ramon Alaejos made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by NAGANO F.C's Thorbjörn Hong. After having played for 44 minutes, Jari Alenius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NAGANO F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jari Alenius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute Kenny Alströmer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

In the 56th minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Gavilanes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kenny Alströmer. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alejandro Gavilanes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 60th minute of play. Porteño Prowess FC's Dobromir Przybylo was substituted for Alberto Ocomardia. Porteño Prowess FC's Hassan Brousseau quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thorbjörn Hong, made in the 67th minute of the game. Alejandro Gavilanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jari Alenius in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 76th minute of play forced Porteño Prowess FC's goalkeeper Alejandro Gavilanes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vellito Alguerdo was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Kenny Alströmer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kenny Alströmer really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. NAGANO F.C's Gabriel Batistuta was substituted for Jari Alenius. If Ariel Ortega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. NAGANO F.C's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.