Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena da Lagoa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geraldo de Godoi got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Guerra came free, but Pablo Mei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Donatello in the 8th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes of play, Taquaral Campineiro's Geraldo de Godoi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Mei was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th minute Freddy Amato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Donatello got free with Pablo Mei in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Freddy Amato sped through Taquaral Campineiro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Blair McCormick. Aristides Iratxo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Albino Steven had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pablo Mei. Plaza Jewell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albino Steven was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 31 minutes into the game, Geraldo de Godoi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Taquaral Campineiro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Plaza Jewell the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Taquaral Campineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo de Godoi to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Igon hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. With 43 minutes on the clock, Selim Urkan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 44 played minutes Plaza Jewell got a freekick which was hit by Selim Urkan. After a defensive mix-up in Plaza Jewell's zone, Ramón Leme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pablo Mei came out of the goal and Ramón Leme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Freddy Amato made the kick off in the second half. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Tiburcio Seber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Blair McCormick tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Freddy Amato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Blair McCormick made a huge save. After 63 played minutes Taquaral Campineiro got a freekick which was hit by William Silva. Pablo Mei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albino Steven in the 68th minute of the match. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo de Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Plaza Jewell getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Zabal Ubeda hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Plaza Jewell's Zabal Ubeda got a free kick in the 76th minute. Geraldo de Godoi scored 3-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pablo Mei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 85th minute, Albino Steven left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taquaral Campineiro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Steven in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Geraldo de Godoi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pablo Mei was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo de Godoi came free, but Pablo Mei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Mei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo de Godoi in the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Taquaral Campineiro had played much better football throughout.