Prized/Friendly Cup

St James Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alessio Mao kicked off to start the match. Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frits van Gaal in the 6th minute of play. Boruc Furgal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ştefan Magheran, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. With an all-out effort, Kania Gostyń's Vassilis Nentakis threw himself towards the right post 9 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Remigiusz Kazanowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Boruc Furgal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ştefan Magheran in the 10th minute of play. Boruc Furgal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigiusz Kazanowski in the 17th minute of play forced S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Vassilis Nentakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kania Gostyń's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Severiano Oliverio in the 20th minute. Radowit Dziuma hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes, Ştefan Magheran made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Kania Gostyń's Boruc Furgal tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 26 minutes into the match, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Pleban came free, but Vassilis Nentakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severiano Oliverio kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 29th minute of play forced Kania Gostyń's goalkeeper Boruc Furgal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Kania Gostyń's Vassilis Nentakis threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Radowit Dziuma, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After having played for 30 minutes, Radowit Dziuma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kania Gostyń's supporters crossed their fingers, but Radowit Dziuma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Frits van Gaal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boruc Furgal having to interfere. In the 40th minute Alessio Mao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vassilis Nentakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lionel-Andrés Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boruc Furgal was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 46th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boruc Furgal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frits van Gaal kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ştefan Magheran stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vassilis Nentakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Mao in the 51st minute of play. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Lionel-Andrés Messi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 59th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Boruc Furgal but with some difficulty. S.E. Pindorama Eagles made a substitution. Luis Vasquez replaced Ştefan Magheran. Kania Gostyń's Raúl Jiménez was substituted for Daniel Pleban. Severiano Oliverio hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Flavius Beca's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vassilis Nentakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Vassilis Nentakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavius Beca in the 86th minute of play. After 87 played minutes Kania Gostyń got a freekick which was hit by Arda Ozan Ulubek. Arda Ozan Ulubek hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Vassilis Nentakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Mao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 92 minutes Kania Gostyń's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lionel-Andrés Messi who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Rodrigo Mafra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Boruc Furgal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Luis Vasquez struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Boruc Furgal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.E. Pindorama Eagles. The S.E. Pindorama Eagles 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.