Prized/Friendly Cup

Lionel Messi
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Gonzales came free, but Lu Zhen Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after DREAM TEAM WORLD's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Benjy Muller took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Daniel Isăceanu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 8th match minute, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Isăceanu to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Andrzej Zapolski made a precise shot to the right of Xie Bang Ang. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrzej Zapolski in the 13th minute of play forced ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Gonzales in the 22nd minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xie Bang Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrzej Zapolski in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goal looked a bit too open when Andrzej Zapolski came free, but Xie Bang Ang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Beltran in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Andrzej Zapolski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xie Bang Ang narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute of the match DREAM TEAM WORLD got a corner. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luiz Fabiano Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Luiz Fabiano Castro made a great header on DREAM TEAM WORLD's corner, it was just that ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's Xie Bang Ang managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Luiz Fabiano Castro hit a great ball. Florentino Berasko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Lu Zhen Sheng made a huge save. After 48 played minutes DREAM TEAM WORLD got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Vime. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Berasko in the 49th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrzej Zapolski made a kick off. Xie Bang Ang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrzej Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Berasko in the 61st minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the DREAM TEAM WORLD defense, Clemente Beltran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng. The DREAM TEAM WORLD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lu Zhen Sheng should have stopped the shot. ARedonditos de Ricota CFK made a substitution. Jonas Paz replaced Emilio Gonzales. After 67 played minutes DREAM TEAM WORLD got a freekick which was hit by Betinho de Queirós. Betinho de Queirós hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Haegg in the 71st minute of play forced DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind DREAM TEAM WORLD's goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, ARedonditos de Ricota CFK's goalkeeper Xie Bang Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrzej Zapolski. Robert Haegg scored 2-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 88 played minutes DREAM TEAM WORLD got a freekick which was hit by Armando Nevada. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 2-2. Extra-time would have to be played.

In the 103rd minute, Andrzej Zapolski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DREAM TEAM WORLD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The DREAM TEAM WORLD supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing DREAM TEAM WORLD would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.