Prized/Friendly Cup

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Yu Ming Xun 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. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Ming Xun in the 3rd minute of play. Vincent Aalberts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aybek Orcun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vincent Aalberts took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yin Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the last second Vincent Aalberts throw himself and got hold of the ball when Yin Yang in the 14thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 18 minutes into the match, Yu Ming Xun notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez. Juan Carlos Alvarez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 21st minute Yu Ming Xun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Carlos Alvarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ from getting a goal against them. In the 31st match minute, Marlin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Arixo to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Linus Fredriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marlin FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Linus Fredriksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vincent Aalberts breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yu Ming Xun in the 39th minute of play. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Domingo Lucero quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jeronimo Sotil, made in the 43rd minute of the game. Yin Yang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Vincent Aalberts made a huge save. After the first half CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Linus Fredriksson was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Lázaro Regis got a free kick in the 52nd minute. After 53 played minutes, Marlin FC's Fernando Ciano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vincent Aalberts came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Marlin FC reached it. It was a well-played corner which Marios Theodorou managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpected shot in the 58th minute by Domingo Lucero got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Linus Fredriksson in the 63rd minute of play forced CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's goalkeeper Vincent Aalberts to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ made a substitution. Rigan Frankson replaced Yu Ming Xun. A sloppy throw-in by Celestino Garaile in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Marlin FC's Giovanni Rana. A collision led to CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Lázaro Regis hit a great ball. In the 81st minute Fernando Ciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Aalberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th play minute Rigan Frankson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Juan Carlos Alvarez. 0-2. With his leg Juan Carlos Alvarez managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Rigan Frankson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.