Prized/Friendly Cup

Manuel Ferreira
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gust Swiggers kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Tuure Jamieson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Aguilar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nelson Haedo in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pawel Nikodemski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 11th minute, Bobby Van Casteren left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xhoris fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nelson Haedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pawel Nikodemski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nelson Haedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Xhoris's Pawel Nikodemski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson Haedo in the 19th minute of play. Pawel Nikodemski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelson Haedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Club Olimpia's goal looked a bit too open when Gust Swiggers came free, but Alfredo Aguilar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Nelson Haedo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Pawel Nikodemski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Haedo in the 35th minute of play. Alfredo Aguilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gust Swiggers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Xhoris's Pawel Nikodemski got control of the ball when Nelson Haedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Club Olimpia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Hägglund to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Club Olimpia's goal looked a bit too open when Tuure Jamieson came free, but Alfredo Aguilar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xhoris's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nelson Haedo 42 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. In the 46th minute, Club Olimpia's Nelson Haedo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nelson Haedo made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Xhoris's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Haedo came free, but Pawel Nikodemski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Nelson Haedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Pawel Nikodemski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roberto Bueldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Haedo in the 60th minute of play forced Xhoris's goalkeeper Pawel Nikodemski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Aguilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tuure Jamieson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuure Jamieson in the 64th minute of play forced Club Olimpia's goalkeeper Alfredo Aguilar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Haedo in the 66th minute of play forced Xhoris's goalkeeper Pawel Nikodemski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Nelson Haedo notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Xhoris's Pawel Nikodemski. Pawel Nikodemski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Club Olimpia made a substitution. Roque Gora replaced Luís Fernando Duarte. Pawel Nikodemski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Haedo in the 71st minute of play. Bobby Van Casteren kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Xhoris's Bart Gyselinx was substituted for William Wipp. In the 73rd match minute, Xhoris was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bobby Van Casteren to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Haedo in the 74th minute of play forced Xhoris's goalkeeper Pawel Nikodemski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pawel Nikodemski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roque Gora in the 75th minute of play. Roque Gora took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pawel Nikodemski. Pawel Nikodemski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Pawel Nikodemski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roque Gora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xhoris were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Club Olimpia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bart Gyselinx took the corner. After taking down the ball on Xhoris's corner Bart Gyselinx fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alfredo Aguilar quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Tuure Jamieson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xhoris's supporters rose to their feet, but Tuure Jamieson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredo Aguilar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nelson Haedo came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Club Olimpia 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 Nelson Haedo couldn't finish the play. After 90 minutes of play, Club Olimpia's Nelson Haedo made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pawel Nikodemski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pawel Nikodemski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Gora in the 97th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, Xhoris's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Gora came free, but Pawel Nikodemski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Olimpia had won after a very even match.