Prized/Friendly Cup

Estádio Salgadao
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Teodoro Moreno made the kick off and thus started the match. If Teodoro Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ger Branca in the 9th minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Ger Branca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Ryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Charmander City's zone, Teodoro Moreno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tobias Reuters came out of the goal and Teodoro Moreno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Charmander City's goalkeeper Tobias Reuters, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ger Branca in the 24th minute of play forced F.Salgado F.C.'s goalkeeper Matt Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.Salgado F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cheikha Fellahi was slow to take the kick. During this time Charmander City's players had a chance to rest. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herminio Mino during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Charmander City's Herminio Mino got a free kick in the 34th minute. Matt Ryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ger Branca in the 40th minute of play. Matt Ryan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Odol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matt Ryan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ger Branca in the 43rd minute of the match. Teodoro Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Reuters having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ger Branca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Matt Ryan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gaspar Odol's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute of the match Charmander City got a corner. F.Salgado F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cheikha Fellahi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Charmander City's Cheikha Fellahi to fire away a dangerous shot which Matt Ryan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José França in the 58th minute of play forced Charmander City's goalkeeper Tobias Reuters to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Gaspar Odol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matt Ryan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 72nd minute Gaspar Odol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Ryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matt Ryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Odol, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Marek Tomporowski kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Matt Ryan made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Cristobal Jurgi sent off a good shot on target. Matt Ryan was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Golo Dolar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Golo Dolar really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Matt Ryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Golo Dolar, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute Golo Dolar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Ryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The Charmander City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.