Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Fértil
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Garth Cao Xiao started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltazar Marinho in the 6th minute of play forced River tu grato nombre's goalkeeper Jayson Burnett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River tu grato nombre's defense didn't have a chance, in the 8th minute, when Baltazar Marinho scored to the left of an out of position Jayson Burnett, making the score, 1-0. In the 11th minute, Benjamin Norton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River tu grato nombre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Bradley Cody recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gino do Nascimento came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by River tu grato nombre's Benjamin Norton. But to his dismay, Benjamin Norton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. A collision led to Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Dedê Fantini hit a great ball. Gino do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Cao Xiao in the 29th minute of play. Kraig Rasmussen kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Bradley Cody came free, but Gino do Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Cao Xiao in the 38th minute of play forced Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper Gino do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gino do Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bradley Cody, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Cléber Cosme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cléber Cosme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Cao Xiao in the 46th minute of play forced Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goalkeeper Gino do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gino do Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Norton, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Cléber Cosme made the kick off in the second half. Gino do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Cao Xiao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gino do Nascimento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bradley Cody in the 61st minute. Garth Cao Xiao received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gino do Nascimento came out and tried to block the shot, but Garth Cao Xiao slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 66th minute. Gino do Nascimento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bradley Cody in the 72nd minute. After 74 minutes of play, River tu grato nombre's Garth Cao Xiao made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gino do Nascimento was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamin Norton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 80 minutes into the match, Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Geoff Hahn came free, but Gino do Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walter Goodwin kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Gino do Nascimento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Norton in the 86th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Garth Cao Xiao got free with Gino do Nascimento in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 94 played minutes Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ got a freekick which was hit by Carlinhos do Vale. River tu grato nombre played a much better game than Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ and deserved their victory. The Nabucodonosor E.C. FPRMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.