Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, MEXACOMX's Januário Rangel got control of the ball when Joel Gamus tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind 17 de enero team's goalkeeper Zoran Simović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th minute, Wu Liang Mo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Januário Rangel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Victoriano Iratzeder's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. If Ricardo Guerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 15 minutes into the match, 17 de enero team's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Guerra came free, but Zoran Simović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victoriano Iratzeders short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Januário Rangel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Zoran Simović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wu Liang Mo in the 28th minute of the match. Joel Gamus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Januário Rangel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Gamus went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 37 minutes into the game, Isidoro Isidor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Januário Rangel. Isidoro Isidor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. With his leg Januário Rangel managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when 17 de enero team's Victoriano Iratzeder fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victoriano Iratzeder got free with Januário Rangel in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to 17 de enero team getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Felipe Frans hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ricardo Guerra to make the kick off. Januário Rangel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Iratzeder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Iratzeder in the 56th minute of play forced MEXACOMX's goalkeeper Januário Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victoriano Iratzeder in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Januário Rangel saved MEXACOMX from getting behind. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Victoriano Iratzeder sped through MEXACOMX's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Januário Rangel. After a rather tough play, 17 de enero team's Fabian Costin got a free kick in the 66th minute. 67 minutes into the match, 17 de enero team's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Guerra came free, but Zoran Simović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Wu Liang Mo came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the MEXACOMX fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wu Liang Mo couldn't finish the play. Victoriano Iratzeder's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Januário Rangel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to 17 de enero team getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Fabian Costin hit a great ball. Fabian Costin hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Januário Rangel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Iratzeder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When 17 de enero team's Victoriano Iratzeder in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MEXACOMX's goalie prevented a goal. Victoriano Iratzeder fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Januário Rangel having to interfere. In the 91st minute Victoriano Iratzeder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Januário Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Giannis Kouretzis fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MEXACOMX's protests and gave Giannis Kouretzis a yellow card for diving instead. Giannis Kouretzis kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. 17 de enero team had played much better football throughout.