Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Nacional C V
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pål Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 8th minute of play. Carlos Alberto Tevez might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vince Di Cola. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Alberto Tevez ran back to his position shaking his head. Pål Sefastsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 12th minute of play. Fredric Melanders short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Vince Di Cola to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timmy Henriksson in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pål Sefastsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timmy Henriksson in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pål Sefastsson saved National Team Cape-Verde from getting behind. Pål Sefastsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Timmy Henriksson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Samurai's Timmy Henriksson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Vince Di Cola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pål Sefastsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wu Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vince Di Cola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Tevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wu Qi in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pål Sefastsson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Samurai getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Hermengildo Huly hit a great ball. Timmy Henriksson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pål Sefastsson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Timmy Henriksson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pål Sefastsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 46 played minutes Samurai got a freekick which was hit by Rutger Vallander. After the first half Samurai were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Timmy Henriksson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Pål Sefastsson made a huge save. A collision led to National Team Cape-Verde getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Tansu İnanoğlu hit a great ball. National Team Cape-Verde's Klas Bergqvist was substituted for Fredric Melander. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. A collision led to National Team Cape-Verde getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Tansu İnanoğlu hit a great ball. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Bivall in the 81st minute of the match. Pål Sefastsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Bivall in the 87th minute of the match. Allan Bivall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klas Bergqvist in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Johannes Stenqvist threw the ball into play from the sideline. Samurai's Rutger Vallander quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 93 minutes, Johannes Stenqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the National Team Cape-Verde and the Samurai players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, National Team Cape-Verde was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Johannes Stenqvist to maneuver through the defense. Pål Sefastsson was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Wu Qi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Wu Qi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The National Team Cape-Verde supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Samurai's performance. The match ended with a win for Samurai.