Prized/Friendly Cup

Estrella de Muerte
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luckas Baert got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Defensores de Belén's Thanasis Papadimitriou got control of the ball when Luckas Baert tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Defensores de Belén's goalkeeper Thanasis Papadimitriou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luckas Baert. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's András Tóth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Wyciszkiewicz in the 8th minute of play. After 10 minutes StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gaston Frantzes who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalie and right to Zbigniew Wyciszkiewicz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. A hard shot 16 in the game by Luckas Baert from a close distance when the talented Thanasis Papadimitriou managed to make a qualified save. Defensores de Belén's players were relieved. 16 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Luckas Baert fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Belén's Cornelio Abastas got a free kick in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's zone, Tao Ke Qiang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. András Tóth came out of the goal and Tao Ke Qiang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute Tao Ke Qiang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but András Tóth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match Defensores de Belén got a corner. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gaston Frantzes ran over to the corner to take the kick. Defensores de Belén's Thanasis Papadimitriou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luckas Baert in the 37th minute of play. András Tóth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tao Ke Qiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st match minute, Defensores de Belén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornelio Abastas to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Belén's Tochi Mur got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Luckas Baert received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thanasis Papadimitriou came out and tried to block the shot, but Luckas Baert slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tao Ke Qiang made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Corales in the 51st minute of play forced Defensores de Belén's goalkeeper Thanasis Papadimitriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Baldomiro Anaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, András Tóth successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 58th minute, Cornelio Abastas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the game, Volkan Türksan threw the ball into play from the sideline. Defensores de Belén's Graham Ashton quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 62nd minute Luckas Baert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanasis Papadimitriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornelio Abastas charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cornelio Abastas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanasis Papadimitriou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victoriano Villacanes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Victoriano Villacanes sped through Defensores de Belén's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thanasis Papadimitriou. 73 minutes into the game, Zbigniew Wyciszkiewicz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of András Tóth. Zbigniew Wyciszkiewicz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. András Tóth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tao Ke Qiang in the 78th minute of the match. Defensores de Belén's Thanasis Papadimitriou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victoriano Villacanes in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Villacanes in the 92nd minute of play forced Defensores de Belén's goalkeeper Thanasis Papadimitriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Volkan Türksan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores de Belén the free kick. After a rather tough play, StarwarsNoAbandona9-12-18's Volkan Türksan got a free kick in the 94th minute. András Tóth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tao Ke Qiang in the 96th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.