Prized/Friendly Cup

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Peter Crouch started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Peter Crouch got free with Camilo Salvidor in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Menchu FC's goalkeeper Camilo Salvidor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Peter Crouch made a precise shot to the right of Camilo Salvidor. Menchu FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, ZORZAL01's Horacio Librado got a free kick in the 26th minute. Qin Fan Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriele Batistuta in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 38th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Fan Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Crouch hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, ZORZAL01 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Silva to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriele Batistuta to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Menchu FC defense, Peter Crouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Camilo Salvidor. The Menchu FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Camilo Salvidor should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Menchu FC's zone, Peter Crouch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Camilo Salvidor came out of the goal and Peter Crouch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ZORZAL01's goalie prevented a goal. Peter Crouch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Camilo Salvidor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Gabriele Batistuta's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qin Fan Sheng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Menchu FC made a substitution. Arturo Roderigo replaced Peter Söderqwist. ZORZAL01's Maximino Eztebe was substituted for 鲁源朋. The throw-in from Cornelio Bastia in the 67th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Menchu FC's Caetano Linhares. Camilo Salvidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Librado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Firmo in the 72nd minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Abdoulay Doucouré came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camilo Salvidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Eztebe in the 79th minute of play. Camilo Salvidor came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by ZORZAL01's Maximino Eztebe. But to his dismay, Maximino Eztebe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. With a little luck, ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng got control of the ball when Gaston Firmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Camilo Salvidor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximino Eztebe went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Camilo Salvidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Eztebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdoulay Doucouré in the 91st minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Peter Crouch who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Linhares in the 95th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ZORZAL01 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Menchu FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.