Prized/Friendly Cup

ESPN Soccer Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jan Hendrik Paas took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Phoenix Fireball SE were awarded a corner. Félix Dobó went to the cornerflag to take it. If Lopez Arrillaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Casper Hulsebos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lopez Arrillaga in the 8th minute of the match. Lopez Arrillaga might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Casper Hulsebos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lopez Arrillaga ran back to his position shaking his head. Casper Hulsebos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lopez Arrillaga in the 12th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Wu Ran Jian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Lopez Arrillaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casper Hulsebos was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Casper Hulsebos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lopez Arrillaga in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lopez Arrillaga in the 34th minute of play forced FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Phoenix Fireball SE's Lopez Arrillaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Hulsebos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Lopez Arrillaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 37 minutes into the match, Phoenix Fireball SE's Lopez Arrillaga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Casper Hulsebos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the game, Thijs Hermensen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Real Leonana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phoenix Fireball SE the free kick. Thijs Hermensen hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC Real Leonana defense, Lopez Arrillaga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Casper Hulsebos. The FC Real Leonana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Casper Hulsebos should have stopped the shot. After the first half Phoenix Fireball SE were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lopez Arrillaga to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Jan Hendrik Paas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC Real Leonana getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Gert Lambers hit a great ball. FC Real Leonana's Casper Hulsebos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save FC Real Leonana from getting a goal against them. Casper Hulsebos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lopez Arrillaga showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 56 minute of play. Phoenix Fireball SE made a substitution. Sándor Toldi replaced Sixten Trillkott. Phoenix Fireball SE made a substitution. Gábor Takács replaced Jiang De Yi. A hard shot by Gábor Takács from long distance, 61 minutes into the match, got Casper Hulsebos's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Casper Hulsebos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sándor Toldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Phoenix Fireball SE's Bernát Szuper got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casper Hulsebos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernát Szuper, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Jan Hendrik Paas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Tanek Nakoneczny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernát Szuper in the 88th minute of play forced FC Real Leonana's goalkeeper Casper Hulsebos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bernát Szuper came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Phoenix Fireball SE 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 Bernát Szuper couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Phoenix Fireball SE had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.