Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, 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. Maurinho Valadares started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, MUSHIBA FC's João Augusto Quintal got control of the ball when Jari Anzengruber tried to sneak it across the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Valadares came free, but Dariusz Wieberneit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Augusto Quintal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Conny Stober in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Luciano Baptista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dariusz Wieberneit. Academica Pulheim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luciano Baptista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 24 minutes into the game, Academica Pulheim's Florian Schulitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Augusto Quintal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Dariusz Wieberneit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Baptista in the 27th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Academica Pulheim's Florian Schulitz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of João Augusto Quintal. That made the score 2-1 after 29 minutes of play. 31 minutes into the match, MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper João Augusto Quintal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hannes Steckamp. Dariusz Wieberneit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Baptista in the 35th minute of play forced Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Dariusz Wieberneit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Maurinho Valadares notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Academica Pulheim's Dariusz Wieberneit. Dariusz Wieberneit was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dariusz Wieberneit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. José Maria Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian Schulitz to make the kick off. Otto Kuhn made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jari Anzengruber however managed to control. In the 55th minute Jari Anzengruber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Augusto Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 57 played minutes MUSHIBA FC got a freekick which was hit by Allan Campidelis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maurinho Valadares got free with Dariusz Wieberneit in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hannes Steckamp charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hannes Steckamp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hannes Steckamp hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After having played for 65 minutes, Maurinho Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MUSHIBA FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurinho Valadares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. João Augusto Quintal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rainer Stuntebeck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Academica Pulheim's zone, Maurinho Valadares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dariusz Wieberneit came out of the goal and Maurinho Valadares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luciano Baptista got free with Dariusz Wieberneit in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th match minute, MUSHIBA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Baptista to maneuver through the defense. When Academica Pulheim's Florian Schulitz in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MUSHIBA FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute, Juan de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes Academica Pulheim got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Thierse. When MUSHIBA FC's Maurinho Valadares in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Academica Pulheim's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute, Dida Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Rainer Stuntebeck left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academica Pulheim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. MUSHIBA FC's Luciano Baptista got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. MUSHIBA FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.