Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnaldo Alsua took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gianluigi Buffon made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Nickolai Nickerson sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Alsua came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute of the match, Radu Fetea got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gianluigi Buffon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 24th minute, Nickolai Nickerson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Étoile Sportive Du Sahel fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 29th minute Nickolai Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Nickolai Nickerson in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's goalie prevented a goal. Gianluigi Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 40th minute of the match. Nickolai Nickerson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Gianluigi Buffon made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's Väino Ratas got a free kick in the 45th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nickolai Nickerson came free, but Gianluigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eric Soned showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Buczko, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

If Arnaldo Alsua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th match minute, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Morgan Möllgren to maneuver through the defense. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Per-Arne Gunnarsson replaced Rei Bolas. 68 minutes in the game Väino Ratas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Vitor Roque. In the 68th match minute, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrício Rivarola to maneuver through the defense. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Alsua in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute Barry Baxter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goal looked a bit too open when Barry Baxter came free, but Eric Soned reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Rivarola in the 84th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Carlo Ancelotti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluigi Buffon was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ made a substitution. Albertinho Cavalcante replaced Vitor Roque. In the 90th minute of the match Étoile Sportive Du Sahel got a corner. Gigante da Colina FC-DMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jim Njurenius ran over to the corner to take the kick. Cristiano Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jim Njurenius in the 93rd minute of play. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.