Prized/Friendly Cup

Claude François
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Francisco Conceicão made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ryszard Barycz in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthias Brandin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomás Esteves lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Alexandrie CF! In the 9th minute there was a penalty for ITAFUT 4EVER. Robert Arboleda stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Matthias Brandin. 0-1. In the 15th minute of the match Alexandrie CF got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fidel Domenech ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Ryszard Barycz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Matthias Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Barycz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacio Horado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nilson Peres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Xu Xing Ting fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Peres having to interfere. In the 30th match minute, Alexandrie CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Perrando to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Arboleda, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ryszard Barycz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthias Brandin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 38 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ryszard Barycz made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthias Brandin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Ryszard Barycz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ryszard Barycz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Alexandrie CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Guang Chuan to maneuver through the defense. Matthias Brandin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Barycz in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Alexandrie CF's Xu Xing Ting nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as ITAFUT 4EVER's Ryszard Barycz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthias Brandin. That made the score 1-5 after 60 minutes of play. When ITAFUT 4EVER's Ryszard Barycz 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 Alexandrie CF's goalie prevented a goal. Matthias Brandin had in the 74thth minute some difficulties stopping Robert Arboleda's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Ryszard Barycz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Matthias Brandin. Ryszard Barycz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-6. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. João Vítor Porto replaced Niklas Bergdal. Jardel Baggio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matthias Brandin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Jardel Baggio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthias Brandin having to make a save. Jardel Baggio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Matthias Brandin made a huge save. In the 93rd play minute Jardel Baggio came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Matthias Brandin. 1-7. In the 96th minute, Jardel Baggio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ITAFUT 4EVER had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.