Prized/Friendly Cup

Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Jabones Tocadores's Orlando Mena 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yusuf Yazıcı in the 8th minute of play forced Jabones Tocadores's goalkeeper Alípio Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alípio Torres came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Tio Cosme FC's Yusuf Yazıcı. But to his dismay, Yusuf Yazıcı quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After having played for 15 minutes, Orlando Mena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jabones Tocadores's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Mena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Jabones Tocadores's Orlando Mena in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tio Cosme FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orlando Mena in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yu Kun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alípio Torres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yusuf Yazıcı, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. With a little luck, Jabones Tocadores's Alípio Torres got control of the ball when Yusuf Yazıcı tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yusuf Yazıcı in the 31st minute of play forced Jabones Tocadores's goalkeeper Alípio Torres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Jabones Tocadores getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Isidoro Rico hit a great ball. When Mauricio Hitzeder fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tio Cosme FC's protests and gave Mauricio Hitzeder a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tio Cosme FC's Mauricio Hitzeder got a free kick in the 38th minute. When Victorino Gonzalez came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Tio Cosme 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 Victorino Gonzalez couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd match minute, Jabones Tocadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Rico to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute Orlando Mena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yu Kun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Orlando Mena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yu Kun was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yusuf Yazıcı stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Orlando Mena took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Yu Kun to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Jabones Tocadores getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luciano Estevez hit a great ball. Alípio Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Yazıcı in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Jabones Tocadores's goal looked a bit too open when Yusuf Yazıcı came free, but Alípio Torres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Domenico Checchia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yu Kun having to interfere. Jabones Tocadores's Alípio Torres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yusuf Yazıcı in the 76th minute of play. After 78th play minutes Orlando Mena shot 1-5, a short shot which went by Yu Kun and just under the crossbar into goal. Alípio Torres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Gonzalez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Domenico Checchia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yu Kun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Jabones Tocadores eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.