Prized/Friendly Cup

An Bratach
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Al-Fajuth's Eliseu Alagoano 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. With a little luck, Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy got control of the ball when Nicodemo Saravia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Casimír Ambrosetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Édouard Mendy having to interfere. Édouard Mendy made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Nicodemo Saravia sent off a good shot on target. The attack was good, but when Nicodemo Saravia in the 7th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 10th minute, Nicodemo Saravia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Édouard Mendy. The goal made the score 1-0. Édouard Mendy was a little too slow when Casimír Ambrosetti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 2-0. Merdin Merdaci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseu Alagoano in the 20th minute of play. After 31 minutes Al-Fajuth's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Moncho Benítez who took care of the corner kick. Fabrício Brunovskis tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Édouard Mendy. An unnecessary self made goal, 3-0 in the 32nd minute. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Al-Fajuth's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Moncho Benítez was slow to take the kick. During this time ☠QUINTERO☠'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Moncho Benítez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy did a great save. In the 38th minute Eliseu Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merdin Merdaci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Amadeu Furlan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Merdin Merdaci. ☠QUINTERO☠'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amadeu Furlan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Abel Vidal hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Abel Vidal hit a great ball. Nicodemo Saravia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Édouard Mendy came out and tried to block the shot, but Nicodemo Saravia slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nicodemo Saravia made a kick off. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicodemo Saravia, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 56th minute, Nicodemo Saravia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☠QUINTERO☠ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 61 minutes into the match, Al-Fajuth's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Manuel Facuse came free, but Édouard Mendy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Édouard Mendy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimír Ambrosetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Cazorla scored 6-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Édouard Mendy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 72ndth minute of the game Carlos Manuel Facuse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Manuel Facuse in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Manuel Facuse in the 75th minute of play forced Al-Fajuth's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, ☠QUINTERO☠'s Agustín Antonucci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Édouard Mendy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 79 minutes into the game, ☠QUINTERO☠'s Carlos Manuel Facuse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Édouard Mendy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Manuel Facuse in the 88th minute of play. ☠QUINTERO☠'s Merdin Merdaci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save ☠QUINTERO☠ from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, Al-Fajuth's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Cazorla came free, but Édouard Mendy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Al-Fajuth's Cléberson Santana got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Cazorla in the 95th minute of play. ☠QUINTERO☠'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.