Prized/Friendly Cup

Winchester
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilberto Rancaño took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gilberto Rancaño's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Ceberiche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes Roneros F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edgard Estevez who took care of the corner kick. Franc Merlot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romão Mourato, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute, Romão Mourato 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. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Washington Piedrahita almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot did a great save. The supporters of Roneros F.C. booed when TiGrEs Fx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cadfan Cornell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgard Estevez made in the 16th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Roneros F.C.'s Ke Yin. Franc Merlot came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Roneros F.C.'s Romão Mourato. But to his dismay, Romão Mourato quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 21st minute of the game Ke Yin made a throw-in which Romão Mourato played forward. In the 22nd minute Romão Mourato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Ceberiche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Rancaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franc Merlot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romão Mourato in the 24th minute of the match. Gilberto Rancaño who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Ricardo Ceberiche when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 34th minute Romão Mourato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romão Mourato's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Franc Merlot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Roneros F.C. were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after TiGrEs Fx's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cordero Aberasturi took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Washington Piedrahita 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 unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Matute in the 44th minute of play forced Roneros F.C.'s goalkeeper Ricardo Ceberiche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Ceberiche didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when TiGrEs Fx's Joaquim Matute shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Romão Mourato to strike the kick off in the second half. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romão Mourato in the 52nd minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romão Mourato. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romão Mourato in the 60th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Ceberiche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Rancaño in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romão Mourato in the 64th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TiGrEs Fx made a substitution. Junior Saron replaced José Madero. Franc Merlot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Süruri Erbaş in the 73rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Franc Merlot successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Roneros F.C. getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jiang Sha hit a great ball. In the 84th minute Jiang Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Sha came free, but Franc Merlot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franc Merlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jiang Sha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jiang Sha took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franc Merlot. Franc Merlot dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. With a little luck, TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot got control of the ball when Süruri Erbaş tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Roneros F.C. could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than TiGrEs Fx throughout the match.