Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Thorbjörn Hong kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pico Bădila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ermanno Ferrini came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermanno Ferrini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Vellito Alguerdo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jari Alenius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Pico Bădila made a huge save. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alvise De Rossi made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Alvise De Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save NAGANO F.C from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pertti Koskenkorva in the 67th minute of play forced CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper Pico Bădila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ermanno Ferrini came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute CA Boca Jrs were awarded a corner. Ermanno Marrone went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 79th minute Jari Alenius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pico Bădila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CA Boca Jrs's Pico Bădila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 82nd minute of play. Vellito Alguerdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Di Luzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 92nd minute of play forced CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper Pico Bădila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Pertti Koskenkorva hit a great ball. CA Boca Jrs's Anselmo Palleschi was substituted for Cristiano Di Rocco. Pertti Koskenkorva hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Neither NAGANO F.C or CA Boca Jrs succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Gabriel Batistuta in NAGANO F.C was the one to initiate the kick off. Pico Bădila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as NAGANO F.C's Clodoveo Weather slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pico Bădila. That made the score 1-0 after 107 minutes of play. NAGANO F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.