Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Rene Higuita
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jacinto Romero started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Tebaldo came free, but Rouven Nussli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Tebaldo in the 18th minute of play forced Champions Iasi's goalkeeper Rouven Nussli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MILAN COLOMBIANO's attentive Buster Moreau managed to snatch the ball when Eusebiu Crăciunaș made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. Jacinto Romero might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeronimo Cresconio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto Romero ran back to his position shaking his head. MILAN COLOMBIANO's Jeronimo Cresconio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacinto Romero in the 22nd minute of play. Cândido Petri scored 1-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rouven Nussli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rouven Nussli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Augusto Tebaldo in the 31st minute. Rouven Nussli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cândido Petri in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's Jacinto Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeronimo Cresconio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Champions Iasi's attentive Basarab Alexandru managed to snatch the ball when Amado Rodriguez made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Tebaldo to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Romero in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeronimo Cresconio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Tebaldo came free, but Rouven Nussli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rouven Nussli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Tebaldo in the 64th minute of the match. Rouven Nussli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Tebaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, MILAN COLOMBIANO's goalkeeper Jeronimo Cresconio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Romero. 71 minutes into the match, MILAN COLOMBIANO's Augusto Tebaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rouven Nussli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Augusto Tebaldo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rouven Nussli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of MILAN COLOMBIANO booed when Champions Iasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remington Dobson didn't get a good kick on the ball. MILAN COLOMBIANO made a substitution. Selahaddin Demirtaş replaced Augusto Tebaldo. The supporters of MILAN COLOMBIANO booed when Champions Iasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remington Dobson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimitris Panagiotakis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rouven Nussli. Champions Iasi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rouven Nussli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruddi Gullit went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 80th minute Ruddi Gullit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rouven Nussli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Remington Dobson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Champions Iasi's Rouven Nussli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selahaddin Demirtaş in the 95th minute of play.

MILAN COLOMBIANO's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.