Prized/Friendly Cup

Diego Vizioli
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Stig Verlengia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Luna, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Stig Verlengia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Lepage, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kiran Tomasini made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Pat Eggers sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Jorge Luna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stig Verlengia was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Timoteo Kuhn came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kiran Tomasini could save by the left post. With a little luck, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Kiran Tomasini got control of the ball when Timoteo Kuhn tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronny Simmen in the 21st minute of play forced Liver Bird's goalkeeper Stig Verlengia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute of the match Liver Bird got a corner. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nathaniel Howald ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 27th minute of the match, Timoteo Kuhn got a very nice opportunity to score, but Kiran Tomasini was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 30 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clinton Werfel. With a little luck, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Kiran Tomasini got control of the ball when Clinton Werfel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Liver Bird's Clinton Werfel managed to work through THE ROKERY PIMKIS's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Clinton Werfel dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Kiran Tomasini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Eggers in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Jorge Luna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Verlengia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Jorge Luna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE ROKERY PIMKIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nathaniel Howald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Kiran Tomasini made a huge save. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Kiran Tomasini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pat Eggers in the 44th minute of play. Kiran Tomasini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pat Eggers in the 45th minute of the match. Kiran Tomasini made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Clinton Werfel sent off a good shot on target. Kiran Tomasini was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Clinton Werfel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 46 minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pat Eggers made a kick off. Jorge Luna who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 51stth minute tested the skills of Stig Verlengia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jorge Luna in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stig Verlengia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfred Parolini hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Morientes in the 58th minute of play. Stig Verlengia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Morientes in the 61st minute of play. 67 minutes into the match, Liver Bird's goalkeeper Stig Verlengia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Mino. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Liver Bird from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pat Eggers in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kiran Tomasini saved THE ROKERY PIMKIS from getting behind. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's René Stocker was substituted for Christian Mastroiacovo. Kiran Tomasini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Howald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes, Jorge Luna made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Liver Bird made a substitution. Dimitris Rapsopodis replaced Pat Eggers. Kiran Tomasini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timoteo Kuhn in the 82nd minute of play. Liver Bird's Stig Verlengia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Luna in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timoteo Kuhn in the 90th minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liver Bird's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nathaniel Howald in the 91st minute. After taking down the ball on Liver Bird's corner Nathaniel Howald fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kiran Tomasini quite easily take care of the ball. Jorge Luna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stig Verlengia having to make a save. Liver Bird's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.