Prized/Friendly Cup

Vudier Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Antonio Forte started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Valdieri got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Forte. In the 8th minute, Esteban Ikatz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 13th match minute, Valdieri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Saurø to maneuver through the defense. Valdieri's Alberto Andreola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Veit in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberto Andreola. Valdieri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto Andreola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio ran back to his position shaking his head. Anfilogino Di Santo's late challenge caught a Rafaela FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anfilogino Di Santo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Anfilogino Di Santo hit a great ball. Eloy Gipuzkoa might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto Andreola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eloy Gipuzkoa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25th minute Esteban Ikatz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Andreola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 27th minute of play forced Valdieri's goalkeeper Alberto Andreola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Andreola came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Rafaela FC's Esteban Ikatz. But to his dismay, Esteban Ikatz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. If Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valdieri's Alberto Andreola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Gipuzkoa in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Ross Strong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Ross Strong took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alberto Andreola. Alberto Andreola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Valdieri's Franco Sarnelli got a free kick in the 51st minute. After some careless play in the Valdieri defense, Ross Strong kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alberto Andreola. The Valdieri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alberto Andreola should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alberto Andreola, 0-9. When Eloy Gipuzkoa came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Rafaela FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eloy Gipuzkoa couldn't finish the play. In the 64th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Andreola came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Rafaela FC's Esteban Ikatz. But to his dismay, Esteban Ikatz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. 71 minutes into the match, Esteban Ikatz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alberto Andreola. Valdieri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Esteban Ikatz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. Alberto Andreola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 74th minute of play. Alberto Andreola was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Esteban Ikatz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Esteban Ikatz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-12. Rafaela FC's Ubaldo Lluis was substituted for Basilio Guillerme. The crowd rose to their feet as Eloy Gipuzkoa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alberto Andreola. That made the score 0-13 in the 80 minute of play. In the 85th minute of the game Eloy Gipuzkoa made a throw-in which Camillo Daniele played forward. Alberto Andreola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 88th minute of the match. Alberto Andreola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ross Strong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberto Andreola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ross Strong in the 90th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Franco Sarnelli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valdieri and the Rafaela FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Franco Sarnelli hit a great ball. In the 92ndth minute of the game Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valdieri's Alberto Andreola was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franco Sarnelli hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goalkeeper Alberto Andreola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Esteban Ikatz. A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Anfilogino Di Santo hit a great ball. Rafaela FC played a much better game than Valdieri and deserved their victory. The Valdieri players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.