Prized/Friendly Cup

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) La Candela FC's Rubén-Darío Feldmann started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Nicolás Valentini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Candela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 7th minute, Orlando Medina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After 11 minutes of play, La Candela FC's Nicolás Valentini made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zheng Chao was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kevin Lyle during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Kevin Lyle got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 18th minute, Fabian Spânu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Adriano Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adriano Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Ruben Sánchez made a huge save. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Rubén-Darío Feldmann got a free kick in the 26th minute. Zheng Chao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 28th minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Sebastián Battaglia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelson Wright in the 32nd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ruben Sánchez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ruben Sánchez made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Adriano Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Valentini in the 38th minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Walter Samuel hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute Adriano Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zheng Chao made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Sebastián Battaglia sent off a good shot on target. In the 59thth minute of the game Anders Westerstrand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. La Candela FC's Gabi Batistuta was substituted for Rubén-Darío Feldmann. Fabian Spânu made in the 65th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cliff Rowden immediately put the ball in play. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 69th minute of play. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Walter Samuel got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute, Walter Samuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lawrance Grandison's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ruben Sánchez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Lawrance Grandison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruben Sánchez having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched La Candela FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.