Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Nagano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jari Alenius got the match started through his kick off. Qin Fan Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clodoveo Weather in the 3rd minute of the match. Qin Fan Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jari Alenius in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by ZORZAL01's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Clodoveo Weather was slow to take the kick. During this time NAGANO F.C's players had a chance to rest. 11 minutes into the match, Jari Alenius notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng. Qin Fan Sheng was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 16th minute of play. After 22 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Artur Burdzel. In the 23rd minute, Pertti Koskenkorva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NAGANO F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 30th minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Crouch in the 34th minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Jari Alenius came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Alenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Roberto Finotti in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ZORZAL01's Cornelio Bastia. 40 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Jari Alenius came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 42nd minute of play forced ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vellito Alguerdo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Peter Crouch made a precise shot to the right of Vellito Alguerdo. NAGANO F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

After 52 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Pavel Nedvěd. Horacio Librado might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vellito Alguerdo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horacio Librado ran back to his position shaking his head. Qin Fan Sheng didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jari Alenius went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. NAGANO F.C's Pawel Mietus was substituted for Jari Alenius. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pertti Koskenkorva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qin Fan Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pawel Mietus in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Horacio Librado hit a great ball. Karl-Åke Hong hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Peter Crouch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vellito Alguerdo was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Pawel Mietus struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Qin Fan Sheng didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NAGANO F.C.