Prized/Friendly Cup

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Panpili came free, but Paulo Txatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Linus Fredriksson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Txatxu was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. 7 minutes into the game, Jeronimo Sotil threw the ball into play from the sideline. Q. T. I.'s Wilfredo Uxio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Marlin FC's Dionisio Panpili in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Q. T. I.'s goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez got control of the ball when Maximino Lorenz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anibal Lluques in the 22nd minute of play. Paulo Txatxu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dionisio Panpili's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Paulo Txatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linus Fredriksson in the 33rd minute of the match. Paulo Txatxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Rana, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Maximino Lorenz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Juan Carlos Alvarez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Maximino Lorenz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juan Carlos Alvarez. That made the score 1-0 in the 46 minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Linus Fredriksson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paulo Txatxu stood somewhat misplaced when Dionisio Panpili came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 53 minute. Jeronimo Sotil made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Aybek Orcun however managed to control. A collision led to Q. T. I. getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Lisandro Abeita hit a great ball. Paulo Txatxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Linus Fredriksson in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Lluques came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Q. T. I.'s zone, Linus Fredriksson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Txatxu came out of the goal and Linus Fredriksson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casimiro Guillelmus, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anibal Lluques in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juan Carlos Alvarez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 67 minutes, Anibal Lluques made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Rana in the 72nd minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Lorenz in the 76th minute of play. Juan Carlos Alvarez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Q. T. I.'s Anibal Lluques shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Paulo Txatxu made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Dionisio Panpili sent off a good shot on target. After 80 minutes Q. T. I.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aybek Orcun who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Aybek Orcun got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paulo Txatxu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Lorenz, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Dionisio Panpili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Paulo Txatxu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Txatxu was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Linus Fredriksson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Linus Fredriksson really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. In the 90th minute Dionisio Panpili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Txatxu made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Linus Fredriksson sent off a good shot on target. After 94 played minutes Marlin FC got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Cachorro. The Marlin FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Q. T. I. from taking control. The game ends in a draw.