Prized/Friendly Cup

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lia Marquez started the match with the kick off. Lia Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Palmquist having to interfere. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrizio Canzano in the 13th minute of play. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrizio Canzano in the 14th minute of play. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Kirby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rab Uba 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. In the 24th minute Fabrizio Canzano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Palmquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Lia Marquez came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrizio Canzano in the 30th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arrigo Marrone kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Iker Casillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaakko Ramstadius in the 33rd minute of play. The supporters of Villa Gordiani booed when Granate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Kirby didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lia Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Palmquist having to interfere. Iker Casillas made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Christos Triantafyllou sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 41 minutes, Arrigo Marrone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa Gordiani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arrigo Marrone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 43 minutes of play, Villa Gordiani's Lia Marquez made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Palmquist was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christos Triantafyllou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iker Casillas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christos Triantafyllou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iker Casillas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Donato Lekubegi hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Rab Uba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Jonathan Palmquist made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Kirby in the 64th minute of play forced Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Iker Casillas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th match minute, Villa Gordiani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rab Uba to maneuver through the defense. 73 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Kirby came free, but Iker Casillas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute of the match, Lia Marquez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonathan Palmquist saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 77 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrizio Canzano came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iker Casillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 78th minute of play. Iker Casillas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Kirby in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villa Gordiani's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enzo Hermon was slow to take the kick. During this time Granate's players had a chance to rest. Christos Triantafyllou made a great header on Granate's corner, it was just that Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas managed to reach the ball for a save. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Granate from getting a goal against them. Villa Gordiani's Iker Casillas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Kirby in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabrizio Canzano. Villa Gordiani's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.