Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute, Joel Hibai made a precise shot to the right of Haşim Batüralp. Kings's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Eugenio Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nojus Bikas in the 8th minute of play. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nojus Bikas in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nojus Bikas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenio Manfredi was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Kings were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Lunatics of Arianrhod's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victorino Marko took the corner. The corner led to Kings's Edgaras Jankauskas getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 24th minute of the match Lunatics of Arianrhod got a corner. Kings's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Hibai ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Lunatics of Arianrhod's Flavio Morelli to fire away a dangerous shot which Haşim Batüralp despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Nojus Bikas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nojus Bikas in the 33rd minute of play. Haşim Batüralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henry Hamberg in the 35th minute of play. Lunatics of Arianrhod were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Kings's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joel Hibai took the corner. The corner led Lunatics of Arianrhod's Fedele Panza to fire away a dangerous shot which Haşim Batüralp despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henry Hamberg in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Haşim Batüralp saved Kings from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Kings made a substitution. Luís Figo replaced Rocco Ball. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nojus Bikas to make the kick off. 57 minutes into the game, one of Lunatics of Arianrhod:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Eugenio Manfredi, was totally fooled by Kings's Victorino Marko, who 59 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Kings made a substitution. Bob Grammet replaced Edgaras Jankauskas. The audience was convinced that Francesco Romino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haşim Batüralp was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Eugenio Manfredi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nojus Bikas in the 67th minute. Nojus Bikas came free with the goalkeeper in the 69th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Eugenio Manfredi could save by the left post. After having played for 72 minutes, Francesco Romino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lunatics of Arianrhod's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francesco Romino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 73 played minutes Lunatics of Arianrhod got a freekick which was hit by Fedele Panza. 75 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nojus Bikas. A collision led to Kings getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Kristupas Šimkūnas hit a great ball. When Francesco Romino came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Lunatics of Arianrhod fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Francesco Romino couldn't finish the play. Kings's Haşim Batüralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Romino in the 80th minute of play. Nojus Bikas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eugenio Manfredi firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Kings booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johan Ström didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nojus Bikass short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Eugenio Manfredi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Nojus Bikas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eugenio Manfredi was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Haşim Batüralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Martini, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute Ernesto Martini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haşim Batüralp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ernesto Martini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nojus Bikas might have been able to make a better finish in the 100th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eugenio Manfredi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nojus Bikas ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 100th minute of the match, Nojus Bikas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eugenio Manfredi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kings walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.