Prized/Friendly Cup

Reina del Cisne
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oliver Giroud kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor Peres. With his leg Xu Zheng Zhou managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Loja S.C.'s Fabricio Vedeja fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Erruki in the 13th minute of play forced Loja S.C.'s goalkeeper Ismael Rossell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Oliver Giroud got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hidalgo Gallegos got free with Xu Zheng Zhou in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabricio Vedeja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismael Rossell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Erruki in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34thth minute of the game Oliver Giroud who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Loja S.C.'s Ismael Rossell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliver Giroud in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismael Rossell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 39th match minute, COLLEGNO F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille Villa to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of COLLEGNO F.C. booed when Loja S.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hidalgo Gallegos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismael Rossell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Giroud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldo Erruki took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Rossell. Ismael Rossell dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Peres to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match Loja S.C. got a corner. COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pedro Gudesteo ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Loja S.C.'s corner Pedro Gudesteo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Xu Zheng Zhou quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Fabricio Vedeja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xu Zheng Zhou was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. With a little luck, Loja S.C.'s Ismael Rossell got control of the ball when Oliver Giroud tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Kert Vähi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 70 minutes, Fabricio Vedeja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Loja S.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabricio Vedeja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Vedeja came free, but Xu Zheng Zhou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Haroldo Erruki recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ismael Rossell. Haroldo Erruki showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Loja S.C.'s Ismael Rossell proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Loja S.C. from getting a goal against them. Kert Vähi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Rossell having to interfere. Xu Zheng Zhou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Vedeja in the 90th minute of play. The COLLEGNO F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing COLLEGNO F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.