Prized/Friendly Cup

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hernan Dorronsoro got the match started through his kick off. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Zbigniew Czerner sped through Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marta Poom. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Shaolin soccer's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hernan Dorronsoro took the corner. After taking down the ball on Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's corner Hernan Dorronsoro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bartosz Lech quite easily take care of the ball. Tod Elano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Bartosz Lech skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 23 minutes into the match, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Tod Elano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartosz Lech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Tod Elano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bartosz Lech was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tod Elano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Hernan Dorronsoro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Bartosz Lech was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Ptaszek in the 44th minute of play forced Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's goalkeeper Marta Poom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zbigniew Czerner to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Pawel Pazura was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shaolin soccer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Imperio Catatumbo de Lara the free kick. After 56 played minutes Shaolin soccer got a freekick which was hit by Pawel Pazura. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Marta Poom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Karp in the 58th minute of play. Marta Poom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Karp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartosz Lech stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tod Elano's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Bartosz Lech stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tod Elano's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. After 70 minutes of play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Hernan Dorronsoro made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartosz Lech was left in no man's land by his defense there! Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Montae Artealde was substituted for Rico Verga. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Caetano Balmori was substituted for Juan Fraco. Shaolin soccer's Bartosz Lech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelinho Maciel in the 75th minute of play. The supporters of Shaolin soccer booed when Imperio Catatumbo de Lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamalabuddhi Abu Al Dahab didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juliusz Ptaszek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marta Poom having to interfere. Bartosz Lech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tod Elano in the 82nd minute of the match. Bartosz Lech showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Lore, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Bartosz Lech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Dorronsoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tanek Ankiewicz fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shaolin soccer's protests and gave Tanek Ankiewicz a yellow card for diving instead. Marcelinho Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartosz Lech having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara had played much better football throughout.