Prized/Friendly Cup

Bombonera Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oliver Giroud took the kick off in the first half of the match. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolás Valentini's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. La Candela FC were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after COLLEGNO F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sebastián Battaglia took the corner. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Orlando Medina hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Erruki came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Medero to maneuver through the defense. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Erruki in the 13th minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haroldo Erruki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Haroldo Erruki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruben Sánchez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fortunato Di Falco made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Achille Villa. 25 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nicolás Valentini. Nicolás Valentini in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Xu Zheng Zhou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Valentini in the 37th minute of the match. Xu Zheng Zhou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nicolás Valentini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 38 minute of play. Miguel Nicolau hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 53rd minute, Nicolás Valentini made a precise shot to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. La Candela FC's Rubén-Darío Feldmann was substituted for Cristian Medina. After a rather tough play, La Candela FC's Claudio Marangoni got a free kick in the 57th minute. 58 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oliver Giroud. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Candela FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaroslav Michálek was slow to take the kick. During this time COLLEGNO F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. Jaroslav Michálek made a great header on COLLEGNO F.C.'s corner, it was just that La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Nicolás Valentini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xu Zheng Zhou was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. When La Candela FC's Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastián Battaglia was slow to take the kick. During this time La Candela FC's players had a chance to rest. Jaroslav Michálek thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Xu Zheng Zhou, a very annoying self made goal in the 68th minute which led to 3-1. In the 70th minute, Nicolás Valentini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xu Zheng Zhou was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 72nd minute Nicolás Valentini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolás Valentini's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Carlo Arpaia put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in COLLEGNO F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! The referee gave La Candela FC a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nicolás Valentini, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou. 5-1. After some careless play in the COLLEGNO F.C. defense, Nicolás Valentini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. The COLLEGNO F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xu Zheng Zhou should have stopped the shot. 86 minutes into the game, one of COLLEGNO F.C.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 89 minutes into the match, Nicolás Valentini notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou. Xu Zheng Zhou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. La Candela FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of COLLEGNO F.C. for a fine match.