Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kingpins's Yan Guo Qiang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 2 played minutes Tabossi got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Beltran. 4 minutes into the match, Kingpins's Yan Guo Qiang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nery Pumpido narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ramiro Isusko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bixente Poli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Victorino Euloxu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, Kingpins's Victorino Euloxu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nery Pumpido was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kingpins's Bixente Poli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiro Isusko in the 14th minute of play. Victorino Euloxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nery Pumpido having to interfere. Nery Pumpido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorino Euloxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Tadeo Eneas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bixente Poli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Yan Guo Qiang 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. Bixente Poli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Isusko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tabossi's Nery Pumpido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorino Euloxu in the 31st minute of play. Victorino Euloxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Nery Pumpido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pål Hammarström hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Tadeo Eneas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabossi's supporters rose to their feet, but Tadeo Eneas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bixente Poli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bixente Poli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Isusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Tadeo Eneas made the kick off in the second half. Ke Cheng Yun hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Nery Pumpido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victorino Euloxu in the 53rd minute of the match. Nery Pumpido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Euloxu in the 56th minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Victorino Euloxu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Nery Pumpido was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramiro Isusko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Bixente Poli made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Victorino Euloxu in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nery Pumpido prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Euloxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Tabossi's Fausto Ganix was substituted for Fabio Ferman. Kingpins's Torbjörn Hake was substituted for Pål Hammarström. Tabossi's Rolando Botello was substituted for Tadeo Eneas. Kingpins made a substitution. Adrian Falck replaced Ramiro Estavan. In the 78thth minute of the game Torbjörn Hake who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tabossi's Nery Pumpido was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Tabossi defense, Victorino Euloxu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nery Pumpido. The Tabossi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nery Pumpido should have stopped the shot. Nery Pumpido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorino Euloxu in the 92nd minute of play. Kingpins's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.