Prized/Friendly Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andy Schmid got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's goalkeeper Diamantino de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabian Schär. Diamantino de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Schmid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 played minutes Airborne FC got a freekick which was hit by Dênis Santos. After 12 minutes, Percival de Mendonça mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Airborne FC and the Espen Steelers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th minute, Percival de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Albert Einstein made a precise shot to the right of Diamantino de Queiroz. Airborne FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 16th minute, Délio Goiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Giancarlo Weissmuller hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Salomone Weber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Andy Schmid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diamantino de Queiroz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Andy Schmid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Airborne FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Délio Goiano hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Salomone Weber recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Diamantino de Queiroz. Salomone Weber showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Hélio Terra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diamantino de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salomone Weber in the 39th minute of play. Fabian Schär could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Diamantino de Queiroz made a huge save. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when Airborne FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diamantino de Queiroz was a little too slow when Albert Einstein got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 47th minute. The score was now 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hélio Terra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Schmid in the 53rd minute of play forced Airborne FC's goalkeeper Diamantino de Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Salomone Weber suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Espen Steelers's Andres Ambühl was substituted for Salomone Weber. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Airborne FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Espen Steelers:s goal. The referee gave Espen Steelers a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Andy Schmid, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Airborne FC's Diamantino de Queiroz. 5-0. After a defensive mix-up in Espen Steelers's zone, Frank Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikola Portner came out of the goal and Frank Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diamantino de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Einstein in the 66th minute of the match. Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Espen Steelers from getting a goal against them. Espen Steelers's Berthold Boller was substituted for Hassan Widmer. Espen Steelers made a substitution. Gaetano Rothstein replaced Mauro Aebi. After 73 played minutes Airborne FC got a freekick which was hit by Hélio Terra. In the 74th minute of the match Albert Einstein sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diamantino de Queiroz skillfully saved the ball. Andres Ambühl took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Diamantino de Queiroz. Diamantino de Queiroz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. In the 78th minute, Albert Einstein ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diamantino de Queiroz was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Albert Einstein scored 8-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diamantino de Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 91 minutes into the game, Fabian Schär cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Diamantino de Queiroz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Airborne FC's Diamantino de Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Einstein in the 94th minute of play. In the 95thth minute of the game Andres Ambühl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Airborne FC's Diamantino de Queiroz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Ambühl came free, but Diamantino de Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diamantino de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Ambühl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diamantino de Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Schmid, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. A collision led to Airborne FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Carlinhos Vianna hit a great ball. After 99 played minutes Airborne FC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Melo. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Espen Steelers fans cheered their team off the field, for while Airborne FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.