Prized/Friendly Cup

Ryan Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edinho Moraes made the kick off which started today's match. Brendan Gannan hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Palmiro Picasso scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eddie Sparrow, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reese Oconnell in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bai Chao Zheng saved Pau Nas Canelas from getting behind. Eddie Sparrow didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edinho Moraes went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Pau Nas Canelas's Palmiro Picasso got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Kyle Deal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Frenchville Sports Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Kyle Deal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bai Chao Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eddie Sparrow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ludomir Barna in the 18th minute of the match. Eddie Sparrow came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Pau Nas Canelas's Christoph Haßelmann. But to his dismay, Christoph Haßelmann quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Eddie Sparrow stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edinho Moraes's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 31st minute, Palmiro Picasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pau Nas Canelas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Eddie Sparrow showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Moraes in the 34th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Christoph Haßelmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Sparrow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edinho Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eddie Sparrow was relentless in the 40th minute of the game.

The wind increased when Brendan Gannan made the kick off in the second half. The Frenchville Sports Club fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Frenchville Sports Club's Brendan Gannan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Palmiro Picasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Eddie Sparrow made a huge save. Edinho Moraes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Eddie Sparrow skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Frenchville Sports Club's Eddie Sparrow played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edinho Moraes in the 63rd minute of play. Edinho Moraes took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eddie Sparrow. Eddie Sparrow dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Christoph Haßelmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Eddie Sparrow made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinho Moraes in the 80th minute of play forced Frenchville Sports Club's goalkeeper Eddie Sparrow to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Edinho Moraes 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. Eddie Sparrow made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ludomir Barna in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Edinho Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddie Sparrow saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frenchville Sports Club's Eddie Sparrow proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Frenchville Sports Club from getting a goal against them. Christoph Haßelmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Eddie Sparrow made a huge save. 95 minutes into the game, Pau Nas Canelas's Palmiro Picasso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eddie Sparrow made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-6. The Frenchville Sports Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Pau Nas Canelas's performance. The match ended with a win for Pau Nas Canelas.