Prized/Friendly Cup

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Miguéis started the match with the kick off. King Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao in the 7th minute of play. The Kukova United fans' excitement grew in the 7th match minute when Kukova United's Gao Zhen Chao 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. King Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Zhen Chao in the 11th minute of the match. A collision led to Kukova United getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ivan Galoša hit a great ball. Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Kukova United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juraj Bicák in the 25th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper King Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Galoša came free, but King Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rambo Duarte in the 31st minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. King Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Galoša, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gao Zhen Chao in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg King Duarte saved CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land from getting behind. In the 38th minute, Bohuslav Lehotzký hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Rambo Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Baran Uslu was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Rambo Duarte got a free kick in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gao Zhen Chao in the 45th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper King Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

King Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Zhen Chao in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gao Zhen Chao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but King Duarte was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Galoša got free with King Duarte in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gao Zhen Chao in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of King Duarte, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Gao Zhen Chao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radul Tishev in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Conan Duarte during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conan Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Kukova United's Pedro Manuel Pero was substituted for Bohuslav Lehotzký. After 73 minutes, Rambo Duarte made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th minute, one of CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land. 82 minutes into the game, Paulo Duarte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kukova United the free kick. After 82 played minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Duarte. The long shot by Pavol Halko in the 83rd minute really tested King Duarte's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. King Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pavol Halko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matej Bajus in the 89th minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper King Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land got a freekick which was hit by Conan Duarte. The supporters of Kukova United booed when CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radul Tishev didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kukova United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.