Prized/Friendly Cup

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rogério Apalanga kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Set Fire getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Miguel Gonçalves hit a great ball. A collision led to Set Fire getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Emílio Camarinha hit a great ball. Marcelo Novais didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yann Scott went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 11th minute Patxi Seux suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogério Apalanga during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rogério Apalanga kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Marcelo Novais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Holmes in the 24th minute of play. 25 minutes in the game Pierre-Antoine Charbonnel did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Wilfried Mahé. Pedro Vasques kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Marcelo Novais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yann Scott in the 37th minute of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Yann Scott who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Set Fire's Marcelo Novais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rogério Apalanga in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sabri Fouquet, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 40 played minutes La Pointe Courte got a freekick which was hit by Greg Santoro. Marcelo Novais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominique Virapin in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Dominique Virapin made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Novais. Set Fire's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yann Scott was the one to do the kick off. Marcelo Novais was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dominique Virapin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 54 minute of play. Tim Quantin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Marcelo Novais tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pierre-Antoine Charbonnel charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pierre-Antoine Charbonnel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Pierre-Antoine Charbonnel hit a great ball. Set Fire's Marcelo Novais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. The referee felt a red card was in order, 65 minutes into the game, when Pedro Vasques put in a rough tackle. After 66 played minutes Set Fire got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Vasques. A collision led to Set Fire getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Pedro Vasques hit a great ball. Wilfried Mahé didn't quite understand what happened when in the 68 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Marcelo Novais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Holmes in the 71st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling John Holmes in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelo Novais prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Set Fire's Marcelo Novais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. 77 minutes into the match, Set Fire's goalkeeper Marcelo Novais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yann Scott. Marcelo Novais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Holmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Set Fire's Marcelo Novais proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. Marcelo Novais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Holmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, La Pointe Courte's Mathys Guigon ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcelo Novais. Marcelo Novais yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. In the 88th minute, Yann Scott left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Pointe Courte fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 93rd minute of the match Miguel Gonçalves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabri Fouquet skillfully saved the ball. Sabri Fouquet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emílio Camarinha in the 95th minute of play. A collision led to Set Fire getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Miguel Gonçalves hit a great ball. When the match was over La Pointe Courte could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Set Fire throughout the match.