Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade Sonny Anderson
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Raido Pulver got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Lyon 69ers getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jean-Marc Gesbert hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Raido Pulver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pierre Peeters was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Lyon 69ers's zone, Raido Pulver stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pierre Peeters came out of the goal and Raido Pulver tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kings's attentive Victorino Marko managed to snatch the ball when Rodolphe Sol made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raido Pulver in the 10th minute of play forced Lyon 69ers's goalkeeper Pierre Peeters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Lyon 69ers's goal looked a bit too open when Raido Pulver came free, but Pierre Peeters reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pierre Peeters made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raido Pulver in the 18th minute of play. Raido Pulver's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pierre Peeters read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match Kings got a corner. Lyon 69ers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raido Pulver ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lyon 69ers's Pierre Peeters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raido Pulver in the 23rd minute of play. Kings were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Lyon 69ers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Raido Pulver took the corner. Kings's Raido Pulver was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pierre Peeters in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pierre Peeters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raido Pulver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pierre Peeters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raido Pulver in the 30th minute of the match. Pierre Peeters showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raido Pulver, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anatol Hönes was the one to do the kick off. Kristupas Šimkūnas hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Kings's Haşim Batüralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Di Palma in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Raido Pulver left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kings fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jean-Marc Gesbert lost his temper 66 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Lyon 69ers! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ermanno Di Palma during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes Lyon 69ers got a freekick which was hit by Ermanno Di Palma. 74 minutes into the match, Lyon 69ers's Anatol Hönes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haşim Batüralp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute Lyon 69ers were awarded a corner. Salim Desbois went to the cornerflag to take it. Salim Desbois made a great header on Lyon 69ers's corner, it was just that Kings's Haşim Batüralp managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Kings's Raido Pulver slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pierre Peeters. That made the score 0-2 after 81 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Kings defense, Anatol Hönes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haşim Batüralp. The Kings fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haşim Batüralp should have stopped the shot. If Raido Pulver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Raido Pulver struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Pierre Peeters didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kings. Raido Pulver who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Pierre Peeters when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Raido Pulver managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kings's supporters rose to their feet, but Raido Pulver was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pierre Peeters breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 98th minute, Romaric Orsoni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Lyon 69ers supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kings's performance. The match ended with a win for Kings.