Prized/Friendly Cup

Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, 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. Álvaro Tróia started the match with the kick off. When Faustino Kelemen came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Vamo A Calmarno 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 Faustino Kelemen couldn't finish the play. Valentin Roldanillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Donato in the 5th minute of the match. In the 9th match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Donato to maneuver through the defense. Bernardino Tauro made in the 11th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MUSHIBA FC's Régis Sampaio. Valentin Roldanillo came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by MUSHIBA FC's Álvaro Tróia. But to his dismay, Álvaro Tróia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Fernandão Schmidt charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernandão Schmidt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Vamo A Calmarno booed when MUSHIBA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernandão Schmidt didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 16 minutes on the clock, Americo Christobal commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of Vamo A Calmarno:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MUSHIBA FC:s goal. The referee gave MUSHIBA FC a penalty, 18 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rodolfo Donato, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vamo A Calmarno's Valentin Roldanillo. 0-2. After 23 played minutes Vamo A Calmarno got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Lehior. 24 minutes into the game, Bernardino Tauro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vamo A Calmarno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MUSHIBA FC the free kick. The supporters of MUSHIBA FC booed when Vamo A Calmarno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardino Tauro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Rodolfo Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valentin Roldanillo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Frédson do Vale hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Bernardino Tauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cacá Ramalho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 41st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 45th minute, Álvaro Tróia made a precise shot to the right of Valentin Roldanillo. Vamo A Calmarno's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The Vamo A Calmarno players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MUSHIBA FC were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faustino Kelemen to make the kick off. Rodolfo Donato could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Valentin Roldanillo made a huge save. After having played for 62 minutes, Rodolfo Donato managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MUSHIBA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodolfo Donato was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to MUSHIBA FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Luan Cosme hit a great ball. Rodolfo Donato scored 0-5 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valentin Roldanillo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodolfo Donato had several of the Vamo A Calmarno's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 76 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-6 score and a disappointed Valentin Roldanillo as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 83 played minutes Álvaro Tróia rounded Vamo A Calmarno's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-7. In the 91st minute, Álvaro Tróia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MUSHIBA FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.