Prized/Friendly Cup

HEDONISM ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xu Zhen Ping kicked off to start the match. Xu Zhen Ping scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikael Rudqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. HEDONISM U18's Mikael Rudqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 16th minute of play. Oliverios Mendez hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Kenji Takahara might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikael Rudqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kenji Takahara ran back to his position shaking his head. 21 minutes into the match, HEDONISM U18's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Lenzi came free, but Mikael Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Bruno Lenzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mikael Rudqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 27th minute, Xu Zhen Ping left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When Clarence Makélélé, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 30 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mikael Rudqvist was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Denis Gergori's late challenge caught a HEDONISM U18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Gergori helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Denis Gergori got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Laws in the 37th minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Bruno Lenzi made a precise shot to the right of Mikael Rudqvist. HEDONISM U18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The HEDONISM U18 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were winning 0-4.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind HEDONISM U18's goalkeeper Mikael Rudqvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Laws in the 56th minute of play forced HEDONISM U18's goalkeeper Mikael Rudqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikael Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Laws in the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Bruno Lenzi hit a great ball. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Damiano Sciarra was substituted for Kenji Takahara. In the 62nd match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Lenzi to maneuver through the defense. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Richard Laws got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dario Cerri hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Xu Zhen Ping dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mikael Rudqvist, 0-6. When Anselmo Di Martino fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Anselmo Di Martino a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of HEDONISM U18 booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Di Martino didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Clarence Makélélé fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's protests and gave Clarence Makélélé a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clarence Makélélé to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Urban Åkesson in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Anselmo Di Martino got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Urban Åkesson came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the HEDONISM U18 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Urban Åkesson couldn't finish the play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Richard Laws got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.