Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Igor Cavalera started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Igor Cavalera made a precise shot to the right of Iker Madrid. Celestiales's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Alysson Rezende made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Santiago Abreu sent off a good shot on target. After taking down the ball on Celestiales's corner Jiang Sha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alysson Rezende quite easily take care of the ball. Alysson Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Sha in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Sha in the 20th minute of play forced Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper Alysson Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute of the match Celestiales got a corner. Ogro F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jiang Sha ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Celestiales's Albano Millan to fire away a dangerous shot which Alysson Rezende despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Alysson Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Sha in the 23rd minute of play. Igor Cavalera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Iker Madrid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santiago Abreu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Alysson Rezende made a huge save. In the 30th minute, Santiago Abreu 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. When Celestiales's Jiang Sha in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ogro F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Alysson Rezende was a little too slow when Santiago Abreu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 1-1. Igor Cavalera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santiago Abreu to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerônimo Vergílio. The audience thought a goal was coming when Igor Cavalera got free with Iker Madrid in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jiang Sha took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alysson Rezende. Alysson Rezende dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Igor Cavalera scored 2-2 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iker Madrid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 66 played minutes Ogro F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Mai Yi Xu. Ogro F.C.'s Nicko McBrain was substituted for Adelino Antunes. The supporters of Celestiales booed when Ogro F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mai Yi Xu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 68th minute of the match Jiang Sha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alysson Rezende showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Igor Cavalera took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Iker Madrid to make any attempt to save it. Celestiales made a substitution. Eustaquio Eudoxio replaced Santiago Abreu. 76 minutes into the match, Ogro F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Eudoxio came free, but Alysson Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Celestiales's Eustaquio Eudoxio got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 80 played minutes Celestiales got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Lleir. 81 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Cavalera came free, but Iker Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustaquio Eudoxio might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alysson Rezende. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eustaquio Eudoxio ran back to his position shaking his head. 83 minutes into the match, Ogro F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Eudoxio came free, but Alysson Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ogro F.C. defense, Eustaquio Eudoxio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alysson Rezende. The Ogro F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alysson Rezende should have stopped the shot. Celestiales's Ramiro Lleir managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by João Barone in the 88 minute of the game. Dan Zimmermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Iker Madrid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alysson Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Eudoxio in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Eudoxio in the 92nd minute of play forced Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper Alysson Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Eustaquio Eudoxio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alysson Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.