Prized/Friendly Cup

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Attilio Casciano kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Cascadia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Sansone to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miran Moco in the 9th minute of play. Leonel Rocco made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Miran Moco sent off a good shot on target. Attilio Cascianos short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Leonel Rocco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Cascadia United's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Miran Moco took the corner. Leonel Rocco made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Attilio Casciano sent off a good shot on target. Attilio Casciano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Leonel Rocco made a huge save. With a little luck, Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco got control of the ball when Miran Moco tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 23 minutes Cascadia United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miran Moco who took care of the corner kick. Constantino Neto thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Leonel Rocco, a very annoying self made goal in the 23rd minute which led to 1-0. Miguel Ángel Benito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Martin Leheren having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 27th minute of play forced Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goalkeeper Martin Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Casciano in the 28th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Attilio Casciano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 minutes of play, Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Leheren was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Deportivo Luz y Fuerza booed when Cascadia United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Sansone didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Rocco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miran Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nando Medeiros hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Casciano in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miguel Ángel Benito was the one to do the kick off. Attilio Casciano scored 3-1 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonel Rocco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cascadia United's Baltasar Piorno quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mauricio Seber, made in the 54th minute of the game. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Martin Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Ángel Benito in the 56th minute of play. When Attilio Casciano came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Deportivo Luz y Fuerza 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 Attilio Casciano couldn't finish the play. Wang Di Yi hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Casciano in the 62nd minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Attilio Casciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonel Rocco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nando Medeiros hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Casciano in the 66th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Leonel Rocco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Leheren narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Luz y Fuerza'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. Rene Pueblo made a great header on Cascadia United's corner, it was just that Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Martin Leheren managed to reach the ball for a save. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Casciano in the 79th minute of the match. In the 83rd match minute, Cascadia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Di Yi to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Attilio Casciano, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Wang Di Yi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Martin Leheren made a huge save.