Prized/Friendly Cup

Hardcore Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes of play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s José Ramos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stein Naas was left in no man's land by his defense there! The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Diómedes Rodriguez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 17 minutes into the game, José Ramos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Stein Naas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Markus Tømmervik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Gutierrez was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 23rd minute José Ramos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stein Naas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stein Naas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calito Garcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Calito Garcia got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 28 minutes of play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s José Ramos made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stein Naas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Diómedes Rodriguez might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stein Naas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diómedes Rodriguez ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Legia Stavanger defense, José Ramos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stein Naas. The Legia Stavanger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stein Naas should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Daniil Valakopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stein Naas. Legia Stavanger's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniil Valakopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Stein Naas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Calito Garcia's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Legia Stavanger's Stein Naas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Ramos in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-9 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Ramos to strike the kick off in the second half. Stein Naas was a little too slow when José Ramos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-10. Stein Naas didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s José Ramos shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-11 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 58th minute, Zheko Kraychev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stein Naas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-12. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ made a substitution. Lambis Kostopoulos replaced Calito Garcia. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Diómedes Rodriguez hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Jon-Erik Boge managed to get in a good position for a shot. Legia Stavanger's supporters rose to their feet, but Jon-Erik Boge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Gutierrez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the match, Legia Stavanger's goalkeeper Stein Naas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Ramos. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniil Valakopoulos during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diómedes Rodriguez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Ramos might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stein Naas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Ramos ran back to his position shaking his head. Stein Naas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diómedes Rodriguez in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Diómedes Rodriguez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stein Naas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Zheko Kraychev got a free kick in the 88th minute. Stein Naas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the match was over ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Legia Stavanger throughout the match.