Prized/Friendly Cup

FriBeRtz Stadium
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Grêmio RK75's Harold Tronconi 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Rodger Dufour put in a rough tackle. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FriBeRtz Football Club! In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Grêmio RK75. Harold Tronconi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Qiu Xing Zhen. 0-1. After 7 played minutes FriBeRtz Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Elliot Woodard. 8 minutes into the match, FriBeRtz Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Lira came free, but Qiu Xing Zhen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Harold Tronconi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Qiu Xing Zhen having to make a save. Qiu Xing Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Tronconi in the 20th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FriBeRtz Football Club's zone, Harold Tronconi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qiu Xing Zhen came out of the goal and Harold Tronconi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Grêmio RK75's Harold Tronconi in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FriBeRtz Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. Harold Tronconi scored 0-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Qiu Xing Zhen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Qiu Xing Zhen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harold Tronconi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre Welch got free with João Francisco Tinoco in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute of the match Grêmio RK75 got a corner. FriBeRtz Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nilton Lira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Grêmio RK75's Nilton Lira to fire away a dangerous shot which Qiu Xing Zhen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Louie Galarneau fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FriBeRtz Football Club's protests and gave Louie Galarneau a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th match minute, FriBeRtz Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Louie Galarneau to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th match minute, FriBeRtz Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erlantz Astudillo to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's Harold Tronconi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qiu Xing Zhen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 45th minute Gordon Moreland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erlantz Astudillo to make the kick off. Erlantz Astudillo took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Francisco Tinoco. João Francisco Tinoco 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 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind FriBeRtz Football Club's goalkeeper Qiu Xing Zhen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FriBeRtz Football Club made a substitution. Terrence Jodoin replaced Alonzo Weldon. After a rather tough play, FriBeRtz Football Club's Erlantz Astudillo got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute, Harold Tronconi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio RK75 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Harold Tronconi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Qiu Xing Zhen. That made the score 1-4 in the 64 minute of play. Urbain Lunsford charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Urbain Lunsford the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FriBeRtz Football Club getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Urbain Lunsford hit a great ball. Harold Tronconi might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qiu Xing Zhen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harold Tronconi ran back to his position shaking his head. Qiu Xing Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harold Tronconi in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Urbain Lunsford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the match, FriBeRtz Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Harold Tronconi came free, but Qiu Xing Zhen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match Grêmio RK75 got a corner. FriBeRtz Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nilton Lira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Nilton Lira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FriBeRtz Football Club's Qiu Xing Zhen did a great save. Qiu Xing Zhen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harold Tronconi in the 77th minute of play. The corner ended in Nilton Lira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FriBeRtz Football Club's Qiu Xing Zhen did a great save. Urbain Lunsford made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Grêmio RK75's Jaime Velloso. Pierre Welch kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The Grêmio RK75 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Grêmio RK75 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.