Prized/Friendly Cup

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 7 played minutes, Team Xtra personell's Arne Hellström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ariel Tximitx came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Team Xtra personell reached it. 8 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Carl Forsberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgilio Corderall. Valentín Barco kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Carl Forsberg made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Virgilio Corderall sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Team Xtra personell defense, Miguel Merentiel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carl Forsberg. The Team Xtra personell fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carl Forsberg should have stopped the shot. Edinson Cavani hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Marc Lagerberg got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Emanuel Holm ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Tximitx was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Carl Forsberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 33rd minute, Hannes Ahlquist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Tximitx was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 36th minute, Virgilio Corderall made a precise shot to the right of Carl Forsberg. Team Xtra personell's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. With a little luck, Team Xtra personell's Carl Forsberg got control of the ball when Miguel Merentiel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 41st minute, Edinson Cavani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arne Pilblad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Tximitx having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Virgilio Corderall to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Team Xtra personell's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Merentiel came free, but Carl Forsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carl Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentín Barco, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. When Abuba Akotonon FC's Valentín Barco in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Team Xtra personell's goalie prevented a goal. Team Xtra personell's Carl Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Merentiel in the 55th minute of play. Arne Pilblad charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arne Pilblad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abuba Akotonon FC's Hipolito Piarres was substituted for Virgilio Corderall. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of Team Xtra personell:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Abuba Akotonon FC:s goal. Carl Forsberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Merentiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carl Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Piarres, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Carl Forsberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinson Cavani in the 81st minute of the match. Arne Pilblad got his second yellow card in the match during the 82nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Abuba Akotonon FC booed when Team Xtra personell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arne Pilblad didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Merentiel in the 85th minute of play forced Team Xtra personell's goalkeeper Carl Forsberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Edinson Cavani notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Team Xtra personell's Carl Forsberg. Carl Forsberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Team Xtra personell's Rudolf Ekblom got a free kick in the 89th minute. Carl Forsberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Merentiel's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Hipolito Piarres notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Team Xtra personell's Carl Forsberg. Carl Forsberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abuba Akotonon FC's Aarón Anselmino was substituted for Nicolás Valentini. For all the effort they put into the match, the Team Xtra personell players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Abuba Akotonon FC.