Prized/Friendly Cup

Christmas Island
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Lester Nygaard 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. Paulo de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lester Nygaard in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinei Domingues during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Claudinei Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Paulo de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marco Dias's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Sabo D Agostino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ernani Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristian Varela was slow to take the kick. During this time ≮王者归来≯News at 11's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Claudinei Domingues got a free kick in the 20th minute. Marco Dias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Paulo de Mendonça made a huge save. 26 minutes into the match, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalkeeper Paulo de Mendonça had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Dias. Luiz Eduardo Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Eduardo Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Lester Nygaard fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≮王者归来≯News at 11's protests and gave Lester Nygaard a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Rio Verde F.C CIMZ booed when ≮王者归来≯News at 11 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lester Nygaard didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Mauro Antunes got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 46 minutes of play, Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Sabo D Agostino made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernani Oliveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Zac Ba Loua made the kick off in the second half. When ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Marco Dias in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Rio Verde F.C CIMZ defense, Lester Nygaard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo de Mendonça. The Rio Verde F.C CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo de Mendonça should have stopped the shot. Paulo de Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Dias in the 70th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lester Nygaard in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo de Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ≮王者归来≯News at 11 made a substitution. Glauco Abraão replaced Marco Dias. ≮王者归来≯News at 11's Cristian Schmidt was substituted for Claudinei Domingues. In the 84th minute, Claudinei Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernani Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zac Ba Loua in the 85th minute of play. Glauco Abraão struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Paulo de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≮王者归来≯News at 11. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Paulo de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lester Nygaard in the 96th minute of play. Despite being the better team, ≮王者归来≯News at 11 failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.