Prized/Friendly Cup

Hickman
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) SUPERSTAR FC's Edvaldo Zonta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Herminio Lucero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Elder Cardoso made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Passos in the 7th minute of play forced The Falkland Islands's goalkeeper Fausto Txaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Jacinto Astigar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elder Cardoso. SUPERSTAR FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacinto Astigar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Elder Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Astigar in the 14th minute of the match. Benjamim Saldanha took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fausto Txaran. Fausto Txaran dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 22nd minute, Cirilo Nuno reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elder Cardoso. The goal made the score 2-1. Fausto Txaran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Zonta, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute Paulo José Fernandez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Txaran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Edvaldo Zonta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Txaran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Alex Toledo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SUPERSTAR FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 44 minutes into the match, Felippe Passos notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of The Falkland Islands's Fausto Txaran. Fausto Txaran was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jacinto Astigar was the one to do the kick off. After 54 played minutes The Falkland Islands got a freekick which was hit by Herminio Lucero. After 59 minutes of play, The Falkland Islands's Jacinto Astigar made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Cardoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Passos in the 68th minute of play forced The Falkland Islands's goalkeeper Fausto Txaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elder Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Nuno in the 72nd minute of the match. Elder Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cirilo Nuno, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 79th minute Felippe Passos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Txaran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fausto Txaran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felippe Passos's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute Jacinto Astigar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. The Falkland Islands had won after a very even match.