Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Franco Benvenuto made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Almeyra F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ilie Hurmuz came free, but Cristo Colas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Timo! were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after Almeyra F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Franco Benvenuto took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Telmo Camargo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cristo Colas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Elpidio Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adan Otsoko in the 13th minute of the match. Franco Benvenuto struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Cristo Colas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Timo!. 20 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goal looked a bit too open when Adan Otsoko came free, but Elpidio Amor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Franco Benvenuto in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristo Colas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 25th minute, Timo!'s Fabio Bastia seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fabio Bastia the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Timo! protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fabio Bastia had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 24th minute, one of Timo!:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Timo!. The goalkeeper, Elpidio Amor, was totally fooled by Almeyra F.C.'s Victorio Sabino, who 27 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Adan Otsoko made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Danilo Remir. Elpidio Amor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Remir, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristo Colas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Almeyra F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Franco Benvenuto was slow to take the kick. During this time Timo!'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Franco Benvenuto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cristo Colas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telmo Camargo in the 33rd minute of play forced Almeyra F.C.'s goalkeeper Cristo Colas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Timo!'s zone, Danilo Remir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elpidio Amor came out of the goal and Danilo Remir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristo Colas came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Timo!'s Franco Benvenuto. But to his dismay, Franco Benvenuto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 44th minute, Franco Benvenuto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Timo! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adan Otsoko to make the kick off. Cristo Colas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Benvenuto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th match minute, Almeyra F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Sabino to maneuver through the defense. Almeyra F.C. made a substitution. Cayetano Sarracino replaced Saverio Locaio. When Leonardo Paublo fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Almeyra F.C.'s protests and gave Leonardo Paublo a yellow card for diving instead. Leonardo Paublo kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Cristo Colas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeusz Merski in the 70th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Celedonio Xabat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Almeyra F.C. made a substitution. Fulgencio Natal replaced Adan Otsoko. After a rather tough play, Almeyra F.C.'s Celedonio Xabat got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 80th minute of the match Tiburcio Pacifico shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristo Colas showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute Cayetano Sarracino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Amor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match Almeyra F.C. got a corner. Timo!'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victorio Sabino ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Francisco Perico managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Cristo Colas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeusz Merski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute of the match Timo! got a corner. Almeyra F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Franco Benvenuto ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Timo!'s corner Felipe Venerando fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristo Colas quite easily take care of the ball. In the 90th minute Fulgencio Natal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Amor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felipe Venerando hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute of the match Victorio Sabino sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elpidio Amor skillfully saved the ball. Elpidio Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Natal in the 95th minute of the match. Chants of Timo! echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Almeyra F.C. had held the ball for most of the match.