Prized/Friendly Cup

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Medero Gadea took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laurgain Ruiz. In the 7th minute Laurgain Ruiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Siekierski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Medero Gadea took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Negri. Ismael Negri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ismael Negri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edin Džeko in the 11th minute of the match. When Medero Gadea fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GeRaÇãO-83's protests and gave Medero Gadea a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th match minute, GeRaÇãO-83 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Medero Gadea to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medero Gadea in the 21st minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grzegorz Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAZER SAF's goalie prevented a goal. 33 minutes into the game, Evaristo Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Grzegorz Siekierski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edin Džeko in the 39th minute of play. Ruperto Enol hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save GeRaÇãO-83 from getting a goal against them. MAZER SAF's Augusto Sein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grzegorz Siekierski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Grzegorz Siekierski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurgain Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evaristo Castro made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurgain Ruiz in the 55th minute of play forced GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Di Natale made in the 59th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Brian Ocampo however managed to control. Edin Džeko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ismael Negri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. MAZER SAF made a substitution. Murillo Lima replaced Kang Wei Lin. MAZER SAF's Jardel Junior was substituted for Evaristo Castro. A sloppy throw-in by Alan Almeida in the 65th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by GeRaÇãO-83's Antonio Di Natale. 68 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Alves came free, but Grzegorz Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MAZER SAF's Augusto Sein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grzegorz Siekierski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. MAZER SAF's Ismael Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Cristofor in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Cristofor came free, but Ismael Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MAZER SAF's Ismael Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Cristofor in the 81st minute of play. Edin Džeko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Ismael Negri made a huge save. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MAZER SAF were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after GeRaÇãO-83's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Augusto Sein took the corner. MAZER SAF's Augusto Sein was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grzegorz Siekierski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Jardel Junior's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grzegorz Siekierski was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Jorginho Mello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 93 minutes into the game, Edin Džeko recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ismael Negri. Edin Džeko showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafa Alves in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched GeRaÇãO-83 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.