Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Peter Crouch started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Peter Crouch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mateus Cruz. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Crouch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Paolo Ruisko in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Qin Fan Sheng, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Peter Crouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. UPTEXTIL.COM's Hugo do Valle was substituted for Zé Paulo Queirós. Qin Fan Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Crouch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Cüneyt Berksoy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Qin Fan Sheng. ZORZAL01's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cüneyt Berksoy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Ruisko came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pontus Hjortberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luiz Gustavo Veloso hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Ruisko to maneuver through the defense. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mateus Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cüneyt Berksoy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Qin Fan Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Ruisko in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when ZORZAL01 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ejner Neinvig didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cüneyt Berksoy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qin Fan Sheng was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. 67 minutes into the game, Paolo Ruisko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Qin Fan Sheng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mateus Cruz made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Peter Crouch sent off a good shot on target. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 played minutes UPTEXTIL.COM got a freekick which was hit by Mário Maldini. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mário Maldini hit a great ball. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when ZORZAL01 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Llorenc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Qin Fan Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Ødegaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. UPTEXTIL.COM's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.