Prized/Friendly Cup

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Martin Leheren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhuo Ke Le, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Nando Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the game, Ioan Pușcașu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Kind of Blue's Tonhão Rodrigues quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 14th minute Sebastian Käller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Leheren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kind of Blue's Anastasios Pallini was substituted for Joel Gaxan. A sloppy throw-in by Ioan Pușcașu in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kind of Blue's Epifanio Aznar. Kind of Blue's Sebastian Käller got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wilhelm Galle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Attilio Casciano in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Attilio Casciano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilhelm Galle was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Attilio Casciano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Wilhelm Galle 32 minutes into the match. Sebastian Käller's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martin Leheren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Martin Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Käller in the 39th minute of the match. If Attilio Casciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Attilio Casciano made a kick off. Kind of Blue's Wilhelm Galle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miran Moco in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Miran Moco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Sebastian Käller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Martin Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Käller in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Kind of Blue booed when Deportivo Luz y Fuerza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sebastian Käller in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Leheren saved Deportivo Luz y Fuerza from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Käller's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Leheren was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 69th minute of the match Kind of Blue got a corner. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joacim Hansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Martin Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Käller in the 77th minute of play. After 88 minutes, Inocencio Sotil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Luz y Fuerza and the Kind of Blue players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th match minute, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocencio Sotil to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Inocencio Sotil got a free kick in the 90th minute. The supporters of Kind of Blue booed when Deportivo Luz y Fuerza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nando Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute of the match, Sebastian Käller tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Martin Leheren saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kind of Blue eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.