Prized/Friendly Cup

Rodrigo Braña
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kraig Fred took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Kraig Fred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Einar Holmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kraig Fred in the 4th minute of the match. If Kraig Fred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Einar Holmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kraig Fred, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Einar Holmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kraig Fred, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ascacibar-Pérez's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maximo Dei was slow to take the kick. During this time Estudiantes de América's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig Fred in the 11th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Einar Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ascacibar-Pérez's Miguel Montrel got a free kick in the 15th minute. Einar Holmberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kraig Fred went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 19th minute, Martín Palermo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Ranolfo. The goal made the score 1-1. Einar Holmberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kraig Fred in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Ascacibar-Pérez defense, Kraig Fred kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Einar Holmberg. The Ascacibar-Pérez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Einar Holmberg should have stopped the shot. Ascacibar-Pérez's Einar Holmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kraig Fred in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match Estudiantes de América got a corner. Ascacibar-Pérez's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maximo Dei ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kraig Fred in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Einar Holmberg saved Ascacibar-Pérez from getting behind. In the 35thth minute of the game Kraig Fred who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ascacibar-Pérez's Einar Holmberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Kraig Fred had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Einar Holmberg. Ascacibar-Pérez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kraig Fred was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig Fred in the 41st minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Einar Holmberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ascacibar-Pérez booed when Estudiantes de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karl Van Der Veecken didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miguel Montrel hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Martín Palermo to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Kraig Fred's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Einar Holmberg was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After 56 played minutes Ascacibar-Pérez got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Estavan. In the 58th minute, one of Ascacibar-Pérez:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ascacibar-Pérez. Einar Holmberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kraig Fred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Orlando Beltza replaced Cornelio Ruisko. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Concetto Trasatti replaced Kraig Fred. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Traian Blăniță replaced Flavio Iraunkor. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ascacibar-Pérez's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maximo Dei was slow to take the kick. During this time Estudiantes de América's players had a chance to rest. Einar Holmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Beltza, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. With his leg Einar Holmberg managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Estudiantes de América's Concetto Trasatti fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Einar Holmberg was a little too slow when Concetto Trasatti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-4. In the 85th minute of the game, Karl Van Der Veecken landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. When Marcelino Txurio fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ascacibar-Pérez's protests and gave Marcelino Txurio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ascacibar-Pérez's Marcelino Txurio got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute Orlando Beltza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Holmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martín Palermo charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martín Palermo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes Ascacibar-Pérez got a freekick which was hit by Martín Palermo. Einar Holmberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Beltza in the 91st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orlando Beltza in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Einar Holmberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Korneliusz Miodek in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Einar Holmberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Ascacibar-Pérez fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Estudiantes de América were clearly better and deserved to take the win.