Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Loco Team FC's Gavino Luar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Loco Team FC's goalkeeper Zhuang Xing Tian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gavino Luar took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Esbjörn Tunander. Esbjörn Tunander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Gavino Luar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esbjörn Tunander was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Zhuang Xing Tian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philip Åkerman in the 16th minute. 16 minutes in the game, Philip Åkerman dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Esbjörn Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Luar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 22 played minutes GrassNuts FC got a freekick which was hit by Gösta Vennerkvist. Esbjörn Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Luar in the 25th minute of the match. Esbjörn Tunander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Luar, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. A collision led to Loco Team FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Hector Mateus hit a great ball. Edson-Arantes Pelé kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Luar in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vitaliy van der Aa to make the kick off. Loco Team FC's Zhuang Xing Tian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Åkerman in the 51st minute of play. GrassNuts FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pär Almkvist in the 53rd minute. If Gavino Luar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esbjörn Tunander made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Gavino Luar sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Luar in the 60th minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Esbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loco Team FC's Alberino Salgado was substituted for Inge Ahlquist. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by GrassNuts FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Freddie Mercurio was slow to take the kick. During this time Loco Team FC's players had a chance to rest. Freddie Mercurio made a great header on Loco Team FC's corner, it was just that GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Loco Team FC's Eric Vandenberge slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Esbjörn Tunander. That made the score 0-2 after 67 minutes of play. Loco Team FC's Nerio Barreiro was substituted for Freddie Mercurio. In the 73rd minute Gavino Luar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esbjörn Tunander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Philip Åkerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhuang Xing Tian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Loco Team FC's Gavino Luar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Brian Lindberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zhuang Xing Tian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Zhuang Xing Tian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Philip Åkerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When Gavino Luar came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Loco Team FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gavino Luar couldn't finish the play. GrassNuts FC's Esbjörn Tunander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gavino Luar in the 93rd minute of play. Zhuang Xing Tian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitaliy van der Aa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Edson-Arantes Pelé hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loco Team FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.