Prized/Friendly Cup

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) LVCVS AVGVSTI's Du Yuan Chao 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. Tito Goncalves made in the 12th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Felipe Gutierrez immediately put the ball in play. Baldomero Chano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giorgio March read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Du Yuan Chao in the 25th minute of the match. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomero Chano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronny Skytt in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Chano came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Almkvist hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's zone, Ronny Skytt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giorgio March came out of the goal and Ronny Skytt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Aníbal Ríos in the 42nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Saul Roman. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christian Almkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. Christian Almkvist struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Rosario Escarza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07. In the 55th minute, Christian Almkvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rosario Escarza was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 58th minute, Christian Almkvist got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rosario Escarza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Almkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Giorgio March made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Felipe Gutierrez sent off a good shot on target. In the 65thth minute of the game Christian Almkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LVCVS AVGVSTI's Rosario Escarza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Baldomero Chano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Lu Fan Xi replaced Bonifacio Abascal. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alvar Llinares replaced Manuel Lopez de Toro. In the 80th minute Alessandro Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosario Escarza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rosario Escarza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 82nd minute of the match. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. Rosario Escarza came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Alessandro Del Piero. But to his dismay, Alessandro Del Piero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Rosario Escarza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alessandro Del Piero went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. LVCVS AVGVSTI's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.