Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Antonio Bernard took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartlomiej Chazen in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucio Afonso saved TALLERES DE CBA from getting behind. TALLERES DE CBA's Lucio Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Kochniarczyk in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Bernard in the 8th minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Fabian Hludzenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Astral's Fidel Blunt in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TALLERES DE CBA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 15th match minute, TALLERES DE CBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josué Braga to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Antonio Bernard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabian Hludzenski was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Fabian Hludzenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Bernard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 31 minutes, Ronaldo Pika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TALLERES DE CBA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldo Pika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Blunt in the 33rd minute of play forced TALLERES DE CBA's goalkeeper Lucio Afonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Bernard in the 39th minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Fabian Hludzenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuele Luzi was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 40 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for TALLERES DE CBA! When the match had been going on for 42 minutes, Astral's Roch Kochniarczyk got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Lucio Afonso. Astral's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roch Kochniarczyk in the 45th minute. The corner led Astral's Mieszko Werra to fire away a dangerous shot which Lucio Afonso despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Bernard in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabian Hludzenski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fidel Blunt was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Chazen in the 53rd minute of play forced TALLERES DE CBA's goalkeeper Lucio Afonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TALLERES DE CBA's Lucio Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mieszko Werra in the 56th minute of play. Lucio Afonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartlomiej Chazen in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match Astral got a corner. TALLERES DE CBA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Roch Kochniarczyk ran over to the corner to take the kick. Astral's Roch Kochniarczyk was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lucio Afonso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 66th minute Fidel Blunt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Afonso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Josué Braga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucio Afonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Blunt in the 73rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Astral's Fabian Hludzenski got control of the ball when Antonio Bernard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lucio Afonso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fidel Blunt went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Roch Kochniarczyk kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Fabian Hludzenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Bernard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wasyl Szel charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wasyl Szel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Astral getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Wasyl Szel hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, TALLERES DE CBA's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Blunt came free, but Lucio Afonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 88th minute of the match Wasyl Szel completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Wasyl Szel a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 89th match minute, Astral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wasyl Szel to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Ronaldo Pika sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Astral's Fabian Hludzenski didn't even have to move. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartlomiej Chazen during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. TALLERES DE CBA's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.