Prized/Friendly Cup

MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paco Sancho started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind TIBURON F.C's goalkeeper Emanuel Ceandro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 7th minute Lars Sundström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Ceandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Sundström scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Ceandro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of TIBURON F.C booed when FC Kurdistan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ubaldo Ritchie didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16thth minute of the game Lars Sundström who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TIBURON F.C's Emanuel Ceandro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TIBURON F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Yin Yun Fan might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Ceandro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yin Yun Fan ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the game, FC Kurdistan's Lars Sundström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Ceandro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 38th minute, Lars Sundström made a precise shot to the right of Emanuel Ceandro. TIBURON F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 45 minutes into the game, Lars Sundström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Emanuel Ceandro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lars Sundström made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Lars Sundström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Ceandro was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After some careless play in the TIBURON F.C defense, Lars Sundström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Ceandro. The TIBURON F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Ceandro should have stopped the shot. 57 minutes into the game, Florentino Sasoin threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Kurdistan's Roni Ronaldinho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Emanuel Ceandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Sundström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kurdistan's Elliot Nordgren was substituted for Lars Sundström. TIBURON F.C's Benigno Corderro was substituted for Clemente Azeari. After 63 minutes FC Kurdistan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benigno Corderro who took care of the corner kick. 64 minutes into the game, Florentino Sasoin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TIBURON F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kurdistan the free kick. A collision led to TIBURON F.C getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Florentino Sasoin hit a great ball. Emanuel Ceandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elliot Nordgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elliot Nordgren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Emanuel Ceandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yin Yun Fan hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Emanuel Ceandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fredric Hybbert, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Kurdistan's Fredric Hybbert slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuel Ceandro. That made the score 0-8 after 70 minutes of play. FC Kurdistan's Iwan Kasiewski was substituted for Emanuel Åström. After some careless play in the TIBURON F.C defense, Elliot Nordgren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Ceandro. The TIBURON F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Ceandro should have stopped the shot. After 80 minutes of play, FC Kurdistan's Elliot Nordgren made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Ceandro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 86 minutes into the match, FC Kurdistan's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Peres came free, but Alaaddin Solskjær reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elliot Nordgren in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Ceandro saved TIBURON F.C from getting behind. TIBURON F.C's Emanuel Ceandro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 90th minute of play. When the match was over FC Kurdistan could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than TIBURON F.C throughout the match.