Prized/Friendly Cup

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ryszard Barycz took the kick off in the first half of the match. La Cosa Nostra's Joel Delfino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 14th minute of play. Joel Delfino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ryszard Barycz's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Sergio Martxel made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hans Otterlei. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 26th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Cosa Nostra's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jean-Paul Møffelmand was slow to take the kick. During this time ITAFUT 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. The corner led ITAFUT 4EVER's Jean-Paul Møffelmand to fire away a dangerous shot which Joel Delfino despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 33rd minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Joel Delfino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans Otterlei sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Hans Otterlei came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute of the match La Cosa Nostra got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arnaldo Perpinya ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Gustaw Ludzia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nilson Peres quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hans Otterlei to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as La Cosa Nostra's Hans Otterlei slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nilson Peres. That made the score 0-1 after 55 minutes of play. Joel Delfino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Barycz in the 58th minute of play. Nilson Peres made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Hans Otterlei sent off a good shot on target. If Ryszard Barycz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joel Delfino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Barycz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, La Cosa Nostra's Hans Otterlei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nilson Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Ryszard Barycz made a precise shot to the right of Joel Delfino. La Cosa Nostra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. ITAFUT 4EVER's Boguslaw Tarasek was substituted for Evelio Rico. La Cosa Nostra's Bartolo Nesor was substituted for Arnaldo Perpinya. In the 79th minute Jean-Paul Møffelmand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Delfino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Benjamin Rafel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Delfino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Marciano Bizen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nilson Peres. That made the score 1-2 in the 86 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marciano Bizen got free with Nilson Peres in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Cosa Nostra had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.