Prized/Friendly Cup

Quang Ngai
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Huỳnh Thuy started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Annedal FC's Luis Bladi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hoàng Tran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led Annedal FC's Peder Forsberg to fire away a dangerous shot which Hoàng Tran despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Dalin's goalkeeper Hoàng Tran, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luis Bladi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hoàng Tran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, Annedal FC's Christer Olsson got control of the ball when Huỳnh Thuy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luis Bladi might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hoàng Tran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Bladi ran back to his position shaking his head. FC Dalin's Hoàng Tran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Bladi in the 28th minute of play. Christer Olsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nguyễn Chuong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Trần Quang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute, Luis Bladi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hoàng Tran was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Hoàng Tran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Bladi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. FC Dalin's Hoàng Tran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Bladi in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luis Bladi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Luis Bladi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hoàng Tran. The goal made the score 0-3. After a rather tough play, Annedal FC's Isidoro Vale got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute of the match Kyriakos Paltoudakis shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christer Olsson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Luis Bladi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 66th minute of the game Trần Quang made a throw-in which Nghiêm Tong played forward. If Elliott Felin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christer Olsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trần Ritchell in the 74th minute of the match. Luis Bladi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hoàng Tran came out and tried to block the shot, but Luis Bladi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 76th minute. Christer Olsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Trần Ritchell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Dalin's Hoàng Tran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Bladi in the 85th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Annedal FC's Billy Harman got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute, Billy Harman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christer Olsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyriakos Paltoudakis in the 92nd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Annedal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Trần Ritchell came free, but Christer Olsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes of play, FC Dalin's Trần Ritchell made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christer Olsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! The FC Dalin supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Annedal FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Annedal FC.