Prized/Friendly Cup

Hickman
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Ferrer in the 8th minute of play forced The Falkland Islands's goalkeeper Fausto Txaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Lionel-Andrés Messi got a free kick in the 12th minute. A collision led to The Falkland Islands getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Ricardo Fresco hit a great ball. The supporters of The Falkland Islands booed when Defensores de Lombroso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Esdras didn't get a good kick on the ball. Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores de Lombroso from getting a goal against them. 21 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herminio Lucero. 22 minutes into the match, Uriel Ferrer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto Txaran. The Falkland Islands's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uriel Ferrer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Fausto Txaran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uriel Ferrer's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fausto Txaran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute Uriel Ferrer 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 37th minute Defensores de Lombroso were awarded a corner. Godfredo Gau went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Defensores de Lombroso's corner Godfredo Gau fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fausto Txaran quite easily take care of the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Lionel-Andrés Messi notched a goal, 0-3, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 42nd minute of play forced The Falkland Islands's goalkeeper Fausto Txaran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's Uriel Ferrer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto Txaran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Teofilo Esdras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Fausto Txaran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 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 Jacinto Astigar to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes The Falkland Islands got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Frasco. Ricardo Fresco charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Fresco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When %teams%'s Lionel-Andrés Messi was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-4 just inside the left pole, 60 minutes into the game. Fausto Txaran was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. In the 71st minute, Federico Pirro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fausto Txaran. The goal made the score 0-6. Defensores de Lombroso made a substitution. Celso Sauveur replaced Lionel-Andrés Messi. Federico Pirro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Defensores de Lombroso's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.