Prized/Friendly Cup

Morena Garden
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ercole Zarillo got the match started through his kick off. When Tom Larsfält fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hawelka Himalayan High's protests and gave Tom Larsfält a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hawelka Himalayan High getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Tom Larsfält hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Ercole Zarillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Morena fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ercole Zarillo came free with the goalkeeper in the 8th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Leo Sjöberg could save by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ercole Zarillo in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leo Sjöberg saved Hawelka Himalayan High from getting behind. 13 minutes into the match, Edmondo Albani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leo Sjöberg, 2-0. After 22 minutes of play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Felix Johansson made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Biagio Crema was left in no man's land by his defense there! Biagio Di Loreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Leo Sjöberg made a huge save. 26 minutes into the game, Felix Johansson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hawelka Himalayan High's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Morena the free kick. In the 26th minute, Felix Johansson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Felix Johansson notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of AC Morena's Biagio Crema. Biagio Crema was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute Tom Larsfält shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biagio Crema saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Biagio Crema showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gottfrid Almkvist in the 45th minute of the match. Leo Sjöberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ercole Zarillo in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gottfrid Almkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leo Sjöberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ercole Zarillo in the 54th minute of play. After 60 played minutes, AC Morena's Franco Scacchi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leo Sjöberg came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC Morena reached it. Hawelka Himalayan High's Leo Sjöberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercole Zarillo in the 67th minute of play. Tom Larsfält got his second yellow card in the match during the 68th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Tom Larsfält kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Hawelka Himalayan High's Leo Sjöberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercole Zarillo in the 74th minute of play. Leo Sjöberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercole Zarillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 83 minutes, Ercole Zarillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Morena and the Hawelka Himalayan High players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AC Morena's Ercole Zarillo got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 87th match minute, AC Morena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franco Castagna to maneuver through the defense. Leo Sjöberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ercole Zarillo in the 94th minute of the match. Hawelka Himalayan High were furious when Nils Matsson was red carded, 96 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Hawelka Himalayan High:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Morena:s goal. AC Morena's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.