Prized/Friendly Cup

Héctor Ñato Vacou
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lech Czaplicki took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Marius Niculae sped through Atlético y Tiro Rqta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Abelardo Berenguer. In the 8th minute Marius Niculae shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Berenguer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute of the match Atlético y Tiro Rqta got a corner. ACe Aimaro Juniors's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Damian Sylvester ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Atlético y Tiro Rqta's corner Damian Sylvester fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pinki Kush quite easily take care of the ball. In the 20th minute, Severino Benino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético y Tiro Rqta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Abelardo Berenguer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lech Czaplicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Marius Niculae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pinki Kush showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Benino in the 30th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goal looked a bit too open when Marius Niculae came free, but Abelardo Berenguer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Berenguer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marius Niculae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo Berenguer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lech Czaplicki went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 44th minute, Marius Niculae left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ACe Aimaro Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Benino to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, ACe Aimaro Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valer Negruț to maneuver through the defense. Demircan Münib hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After 57 played minutes Atlético y Tiro Rqta got a freekick which was hit by Celso Etor. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Juli Álvarez got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marius Niculae might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abelardo Berenguer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marius Niculae ran back to his position shaking his head. 62 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Abelardo Berenguer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marius Niculae. 67 minutes into the match, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's goalkeeper Abelardo Berenguer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marius Niculae. Pinki Kush made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juli Álvarez in the 69th minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Lech Czaplicki who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Abelardo Berenguer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Juli Álvarez in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pinki Kush prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pinki Kush took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Benino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lech Czaplicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Marius Niculae kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abelardo Berenguer. That made the score 1-4 in the 88 minute of play. A collision led to ACe Aimaro Juniors getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. José Vítor Sampaio hit a great ball. Pinki Kush showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juli Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The Atlético y Tiro Rqta supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ACe Aimaro Juniors's performance. The match ended with a win for ACe Aimaro Juniors.