Prized/Friendly Cup

TONY STARK ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcial Flor kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA got a freekick which was hit by Enrique Mitxaut. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cornelio Ruisko got free with Emilio Bikendi in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emilio Bikendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kraig Fred, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Emilio Bikendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kraig Fred in the 10th minute of the match. Kraig Fred blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emilio Bikendi having to make a save. In the 17th minute Kraig Fred shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cornelio Ruisko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emilio Bikendi having to make a save. Kraig Fred recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emilio Bikendi came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred. But to his dismay, Kraig Fred quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. A collision led to DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Generoso Goren hit a great ball. After 24 minutes, Kraig Fred made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's Emilio Bikendi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 29 minutes into the match, Kraig Fred notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's Emilio Bikendi. Emilio Bikendi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's goalie prevented a goal. Kraig Fred's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Bikendi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. After 36 minutes DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Szymon Pilitowski who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's goalie and right to Fran Tudor. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cornelio Ruisko got free with Emilio Bikendi in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 42 played minutes DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Gorka. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kraig Fred to make the kick off. Emilio Bikendi came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred. But to his dismay, Kraig Fred quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kraig Fred in the 55th minute of play forced DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's goalkeeper Emilio Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Bikendi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kraig Fred's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute, Kraig Fred ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Bikendi was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Concetto Trasatti replaced Cornelio Ruisko. DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's Conrado Delfino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Saverio Iraitz in the 63 minute of the game. 67 minutes into the game, Traian Blăniță cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Emilio Bikendi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 71 minutes into the match, DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's goal looked a bit too open when Concetto Trasatti came free, but Emilio Bikendi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA defense, Orlando Beltza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilio Bikendi. The DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilio Bikendi should have stopped the shot. In the 76th minute, Traian Blăniță ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Bikendi was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. After a defensive mix-up in DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA's zone, Traian Blăniță stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emilio Bikendi came out of the goal and Traian Blăniță tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emilio Bikendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Beltza in the 90th minute of the match. Estudiantes de América walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.