Prized/Friendly Cup

Providence Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Ángel Benito in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kepa Arrizabalaga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kepa Arrizabalaga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Ángel Benito's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Egoi came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Hanot. In the 29th match minute, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Eneko to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Rauno Rank hit a great ball. Rene Pueblo fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 32nd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 33rd minute of the match. Wang Di Yi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Miguel Ángel Benito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Ángel Benito, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The supporters of Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka booed when Cascadia United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopold Greve didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Iker Eneko got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Miguel Ángel Benito kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kepa Arrizabalaga. That made the score 1-0 in the 47 minute of play. Cascadia United's Constantino Neto was substituted for Abel Neron. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Ochoa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wang Di Yi in the 56th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 58th minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rene Pueblo was slow to take the kick. During this time Cascadia United's players had a chance to rest. After having played for 66 minutes, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo-Hernán Egoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's zone, Wang Di Yi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kepa Arrizabalaga came out of the goal and Wang Di Yi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Leon Trotskiy was substituted for Iker Eneko. Leonel Rocco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bengt-Arne Åberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Ángel Benito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Kepa Arrizabalaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 84th minute of play. After 85 minutes Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rene Pueblo who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Wang Di Yi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience was convinced that Miguel Ángel Benito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kepa Arrizabalaga was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. When Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito, in the 92nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Cascadia United. When Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalie prevented a goal. In the 97th minute, Iván Pillud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Bengt-Arne Åberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 100th minute, Miguel Ángel Benito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kepa Arrizabalaga was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.