Prized/Friendly Cup

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gabriel-Omar Batista kicked off to start the match. When ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gabriel-Omar Batista 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 Simbo FC's goalie prevented a goal. Maximiliano Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romain Berrewouts in the 15th minute of the match. Piotr Ostrowski hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 26th minute Romain Berrewouts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Gabriel-Omar Batista kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mías Khalifa. That made the score 2-0 in the 32 minute of play. After 44 played minutes ★Independiente Ψ★ got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Rufo. After 45 played minutes, Simbo FC's Sabri Ravelli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Simbo FC reached it. The supporters of ★Independiente Ψ★ booed when Simbo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Leocadio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista in the 48th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romain Berrewouts to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Romain Berrewouts sped through ★Independiente Ψ★'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maximiliano Iigo. In the 54th minute, Piotr Ostrowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ★Independiente Ψ★ getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Alfonso Musso hit a great ball. In the 70th match minute, ★Independiente Ψ★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Musso to maneuver through the defense. Simbo FC's Nestor Sancho suffered a sore thigh after 73 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 73 minutes, Falcão Botelho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ★Independiente Ψ★ and the Simbo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Simbo FC's Teodoro Havier was substituted for Nestor Sancho. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Falcão Botelho got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Teodoro Havier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lei Feng Ying in the 79th minute of the match. Mías Khalifa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Feng Ying, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Mías Khalifa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Feng Ying in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maximiliano Iigo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Simbo FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.