Prized/Friendly Cup

COLISEO PATAGONICO
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dave Basso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Håkan Šuker's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sven Skark read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Sven Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Millrick in the 5th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elias Millrick in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sven Skark prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, C.A Huracan's Cosme Iraunkor got a free kick in the 10th minute. Pedro Pedroso made a great header on La Cosa Nostra's corner, it was just that C.A Huracan's Sven Skark managed to reach the ball for a save. Jerónimo Avelar made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Håkan Šuker however managed to control. C.A Huracan's Sven Skark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Šuker in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match La Cosa Nostra got a corner. C.A Huracan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hans Bergfelt ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on La Cosa Nostra's corner Hans Bergfelt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sven Skark quite easily take care of the ball. After 20 minutes, Angelo Mosen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A Huracan and the La Cosa Nostra players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of C.A Huracan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of La Cosa Nostra:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Millrick in the 23rd minute of play forced C.A Huracan's goalkeeper Sven Skark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led La Cosa Nostra's Hans Bergfelt to fire away a dangerous shot which Sven Skark despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sven Skark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Millrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, Elias Millrick cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sven Skark was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dave Basso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Sonny Alén made a huge save. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Cosa Nostra fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! After 43 minutes of play, C.A Huracan's Dave Basso made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sonny Alén was left in no man's land by his defense there! Håkan Šuker took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sven Skark. Sven Skark dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Håkan Šuker to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Jerónimo Avelar got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Håkan Šuker reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sven Skark. The goal made the score 1-4. Sonny Alén took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Sabino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.A Huracan's Robert Collen was substituted for Dave Basso. After a rather tough play, La Cosa Nostra's Jerónimo Avelar got a free kick in the 78th minute. La Cosa Nostra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hans Bergfelt in the 84th minute. The corner led La Cosa Nostra's Hans Bergfelt to fire away a dangerous shot which Sven Skark despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sonny Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Chesus in the 85th minute of play. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 3-5 when Robert Collen sped through La Cosa Nostra's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sonny Alén. Sonny Alén stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Collen's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Sven Skark made an important save on a dangerous shot by Håkan Šuker in the 93rd minute. Sven Skark made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vítor Ruas in the 96th minute of play.

The La Cosa Nostra players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.