Prized/Friendly Cup

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fitz Lambley took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Fitz Lambley made a precise shot to the right of Qian Xing Wei. Eleven Nation Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Qian Xing Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Lewandowski in the 7th minute of the match. Jozef Lewandowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qian Xing Wei. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jozef Lewandowski ran back to his position shaking his head. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fitz Lambley in the 12th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Viggo Lundkvist in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nikolay Bonkov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 16 minutes Garlic Eaters's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Åke Ekelund who took care of the corner kick. The Garlic Eaters fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Garlic Eaters's Jozef Lewandowski looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 22nd minute, Viggo Lundkvist reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nikolay Bonkov. The goal made the score 1-3. 25 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Helge Brun. In the 27thth minute of the game Fitz Lambley who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Qian Xing Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fitz Lambley, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Fitz Lambley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viggo Lundkvist in the 36th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Viggo Lundkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikolay Bonkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viggo Lundkvist in the 38th minute of play. Garlic Eaters's Jozef Lewandowski got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viggo Lundkvist in the 43rd minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Fitz Lambley made a precise shot to the right of Qian Xing Wei. Eleven Nation Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4.

After a rather tough play, Eleven Nation Army's Olof Högström got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Fitz Lambley's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Qian Xing Wei firmly grabbed it by the left post. Qian Xing Wei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fitz Lambley in the 58th minute. Garlic Eaters's Pavol Stano was substituted for Tommy Hanley. Garlic Eaters made a substitution. Justin Collingwood replaced Noel Broom. Qian Xing Wei made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Greg Gavan sent off a good shot on target. After 68 minutes, Senthil Suşu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eleven Nation Army and the Garlic Eaters players grew even worse after the yellow card. Qian Xing Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Greg Gavan in the 69th minute of play. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre Blair in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to Garlic Eaters getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Pierre Blair hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Garlic Eaters's Pierre Blair got a free kick in the 79th minute. Helge Brun charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Helge Brun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 91 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Helge Brun. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Greg Gavan in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qian Xing Wei saved Eleven Nation Army from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justin Collingwood got free with Qian Xing Wei in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jozef Lewandowski in the 94th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.