Prized/Friendly Cup

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gordon Harkin got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Baldomero Rodas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheng Guo Rong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gordon Harkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodoro Peio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gordon Harkin ran back to his position shaking his head. Gordon Harkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodoro Peio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gordon Harkin ran back to his position shaking his head. Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Nacional from getting a goal against them. Gordon Harkins short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Teodoro Peio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mikolaj Beninda's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Teodoro Peio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mikolaj Beninda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Teodoro Peio made a huge save. In the 20th minute, Mikolaj Beninda got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Cheng Guo Rong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomero Rodas in the 23rd minute of play. Teodoro Peio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gordon Harkin in the 25th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Atlético Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Gordon Harkin came free, but Teodoro Peio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Gordon Harkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's supporters rose to their feet, but Gordon Harkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teodoro Peio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gordon Harkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the game, Mikolaj Beninda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Teodoro Peio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carlos Alberto Azevedo to strike the kick off in the second half. Gordon Harkin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teodoro Peio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Teodoro Peio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Beninda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikolaj Beninda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mikolaj Beninda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Gordon Harkin notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Atlético Nacional's Teodoro Peio. Teodoro Peio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gordon Harkin hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute Mikolaj Beninda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Peio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Atlético Nacional's Nemesio Damario got a free kick in the 77th minute. Gordon Harkin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Teodoro Peio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Gordon Harkin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teodoro Peio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Atlético Nacional for a fine match.