Prized/Friendly Cup

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) River Plate ® 9-12's Muhammet Ökten 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. In the 8th minute, Placido Silvanito ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arif Nihat Yıldıray was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Estación Q.'s Modesto Jaunzuria managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Faustino Bartuelo in the 14 minute of the game. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Muhammet Ökten, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Faustino Bartuelo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Langoni in the 32nd minute of play forced Estación Q.'s goalkeeper Arif Nihat Yıldıray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Faustino Bartuelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Placido Silvanito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Estación Q.'s Tadeo Lesardo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Placido Silvanito in the 45th minute of play. Arif Nihat Yıldıray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muhammet Ökten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tadeo Lesardo to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, River Plate ® 9-12's Faustino Bartuelo got a free kick in the 51st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Aurelio Mincho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Estación Q.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Aurelio Mincho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rigoberto Bihar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Estación Q. made a substitution. Paulinho Gonçalves replaced Tadeo Lesardo. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Placido Silvanito took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Arif Nihat Yıldıray to make any attempt to save it. In the 63rd minute Paulinho Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rigoberto Bihar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phillip Hunt in the 65th minute of play. Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Estación Q. from getting a goal against them. 74 minutes into the match, Estación Q.'s Paulinho Gonçalves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Bihar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paulinho Gonçalves took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rigoberto Bihar. Rigoberto Bihar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Estación Q.'s Virgilio Maraman was substituted for Aurelio Mincho. With a little luck, Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray got control of the ball when Muhammet Ökten tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 84th minute Paulinho Gonçalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Virgilio Maraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Bihar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho Gonçalves in the 87th minute of play. Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fang Zhan Ao in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulinho Gonçalves in the 90th minute of play forced River Plate ® 9-12's goalkeeper Rigoberto Bihar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Nihat Yıldıray stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jimeno Jimeno's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Ferenc Puskás hit a great ball. The River Plate ® 9-12 players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Estación Q. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.