Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabien Canu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Yazid Larnicol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Florent Blanc hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Fabien Canu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabien Canu in the 5th minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Brian Fumey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cedric Van Langhendoncx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Marc Kazmierczak in the 11th minute of the match. In the 15th minute J.P. Kapar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cedric Van Langhendoncx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabien Canu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Brian Fumey having to make a save. Jean-Marc Kazmierczak took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cedric Van Langhendoncx. Cedric Van Langhendoncx dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Cedric Van Langhendoncx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from J.P. Kapar in the 30th minute of play. Fabien Canu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Brian Fumey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabien Canu might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Brian Fumey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabien Canu ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabien Canu in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Brian Fumey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 42 minutes into the game, Fabien Canu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Brian Fumey. Fabien Canu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Esteban Alvarado in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Roncourt's Horácio Larreta.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean-Marc Kazmierczak made a kick off. A collision led to Lunar Park getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Esteban Alvarado hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute, J.P. Kapar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cedric Van Langhendoncx. The goal made the score 1-2. Cedric Van Langhendoncx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Marc Kazmierczak in the 54th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Roncourt defense, Fabien Canu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Brian Fumey. The Roncourt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Brian Fumey should have stopped the shot. Roncourt's Léon Cailleaux was substituted for Jean-Marc Kazmierczak. Cedric Van Langhendoncx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florent Blanc, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. The corner led Roncourt's J.P. Kapar to fire away a dangerous shot which Cedric Van Langhendoncx despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 77 minutes, Fabien Canu made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. Roncourt's Brian Fumey tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from Esteban Alvarado in the 80th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Roncourt's Florent Blanc. Léon Cailleaux recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the match, Fabien Canu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Brian Fumey. Roncourt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabien Canu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 89 minutes into the match, J.P. Kapar notched a goal, 4-4, to the right of Lunar Park's Cedric Van Langhendoncx. Cedric Van Langhendoncx was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cedric Van Langhendoncx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from J.P. Kapar, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.