Prized/Friendly Cup

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Günther Doty started the match with the kick off. Günther Dotys short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Marian Gniech to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The Chinese CJ Youth Academy fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Günther Doty looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 10th minute, Jan-Åke Fransson made a precise shot to the right of Frank Frankfurter. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 13 minutes into the match, Zagórna's goal looked a bit too open when Tytus Orling came free, but Marian Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 played minutes Zagórna got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Figueroa. Jan-Åke Fransson took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frank Frankfurter. Frank Frankfurter dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 37th minute Tytus Orling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Zagórna's goalie and right to Günther Doty. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Zagórna's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Zagórna's Marian Gniech proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Zagórna from getting a goal against them. After the first half Zagórna were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jan-Åke Fransson made a kick off. Frank Frankfurter was a little too slow when Jan-Åke Fransson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 1-3. In the 53rd minute Günther Doty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xu Yong Feng kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Jan-Åke Fransson notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Frank Frankfurter. Frank Frankfurter was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 61st match minute, Zagórna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gică Popescu to maneuver through the defense. If Jan-Åke Fransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Frank Frankfurter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan-Åke Fransson, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Åke Fransson in the 66th minute of play forced Chinese CJ Youth Academy's goalkeeper Frank Frankfurter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Frankfurter didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Åke Fransson went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. In the 76th minute, Gică Popescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marian Gniech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Günther Doty, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Åke Fransson got free with Frank Frankfurter in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Günther Doty's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marian Gniech was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Zagórna's Gwidon Arnista was substituted for Marcu Voinea. In the 89th minute Tytus Orling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marian Gniech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Åke Fransson in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frank Frankfurter saved Chinese CJ Youth Academy from getting behind. The Zagórna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Zagórna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.