Prized/Friendly Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ermegildo Abeitia made the kick off and thus started the match. Teo Bernaldo came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Espen Steelers's Andrew Lepage. But to his dismay, Andrew Lepage quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Andrew Lepage got a free kick in the 6th minute. After 7 played minutes, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Augusto Vachon shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Herbert Maina came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 reached it. In the 8th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claus Buccino to maneuver through the defense. Ivan Abreu hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Lepage in the 14th minute of play forced StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper Teo Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Claus Buccino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Teo Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Lepage in the 17th minute of play. When Paulo Loramendi fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's protests and gave Paulo Loramendi a yellow card for diving instead. After 20 played minutes StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Loramendi. 21 minutes into the match, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Falko Reimann came free, but Teo Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herbert Maina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Abeitia in the 27th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper Teo Bernaldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferris Bieber. Espen Steelers's Herbert Maina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermegildo Abeitia in the 36th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Falko Reimann to make the kick off. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Teo Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claus Buccino in the 51st minute of play. After 54 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Caviezel. Espen Steelers's Gianni Rohr was substituted for Mauro Caviezel. In the 55th minute, Mauro Caviezel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Herbert Maina was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Ivan Abreu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ivan Abreu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Gianni Rohr charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gianni Rohr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Gianni Rohr hit a great ball. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Freeman Mächler replaced Simon Sonevoga. After 64 played minutes Espen Steelers got a freekick which was hit by Janis Moser. 66 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Herbert Maina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ermegildo Abeitia. In the 67th match minute, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Vachon to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Claus Buccino made a precise shot to the right of Teo Bernaldo. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ermegildo Abeitia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teo Bernaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claus Buccino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ermegildo Abeitia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Herbert Maina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrew Lepage to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claus Buccino in the 88th minute of play forced StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalkeeper Teo Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute Ermegildo Abeitia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herbert Maina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Espen Steelers players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.