Prized/Friendly Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Túlio Maravilha got the match started through his kick off. Fridtjof Ferstad's late challenge caught a Estrela Solitária's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fridtjof Ferstad helped the player get up and apologised. Anselmi Saksinen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Gilchrist in the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th minute of the match Głodne Ghule got a corner. Estrela Solitária's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wojciech Podolski ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some careless play in the Estrela Solitária defense, Lucas Gilchrist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anselmi Saksinen. The Estrela Solitária fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anselmi Saksinen should have stopped the shot. Rogério do Valle lost his temper 15 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 15 played minutes Estrela Solitária got a freekick which was hit by Rogério do Valle. Wojciech Podolski kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Fridtjof Ferstad ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anselmi Saksinen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. In the 36th minute, Miguel Sequeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Głodne Ghule's goalkeeper Peter-Stefan Schmeichel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Almeida. Peter-Stefan Schmeichel made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Túlio Maravilha sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Fridtjof Ferstad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anselmi Saksinen was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fridtjof Ferstad made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fridtjof Ferstad in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anselmi Saksinen saved Estrela Solitária from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fridtjof Ferstad got free with Anselmi Saksinen in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wojciech Podolski charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wojciech Podolski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of Głodne Ghule:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Estrela Solitária:s goal. Peter-Stefan Schmeichel had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Hugo Almeida's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Anselmi Saksinen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fridtjof Ferstad went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fridtjof Ferstad in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anselmi Saksinen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Anselmi Saksinen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Olofsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Głodne Ghule's Fridtjof Ferstad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anselmi Saksinen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Anselmi Saksinen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fridtjof Ferstad. 84 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Anselmi Saksinen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fridtjof Ferstad. With a little luck, Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen got control of the ball when Lucas Gilchrist tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th minute Fridtjof Ferstad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmi Saksinen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Głodne Ghule played a much better game than Estrela Solitária and deserved their victory. The Estrela Solitária players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.