Prized/Friendly Cup

Estadio El Coloso
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Denis Hever started the match with the kick off. Saul Gagriel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 4th minute. El Stradivarius's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Saul Gagriel managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Stradivarius's supporters rose to their feet, but Saul Gagriel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucio Hernandez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcos Daunte hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Saul Gagriel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Stradivarius fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Aaron Leheren charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aaron Leheren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of El Stradivarius booed when Nina fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Locaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Sergio Locaio in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by El Stradivarius's Romulo Llin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Hever in the 36th minute of play forced El Stradivarius's goalkeeper Agustin Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Denis Hever notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of El Stradivarius's Agustin Marquez. Agustin Marquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 43 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Hever came free, but Agustin Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Gagriel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 48 minutes, Saul Gagriel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Stradivarius's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saul Gagriel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Saul Gagriel made a kick off. After 55 minutes of play, El Stradivarius's Saul Gagriel made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Hernandez was left in no man's land by his defense there! A throw-in in the 61st minute of the game was made by Alfredo Valente with Sergio Locaio as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saul Gagriel in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucio Hernandez saved Nina fc from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Augusto Silviano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saul Gagriel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ciriaco Frederik fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nina fc's protests and gave Ciriaco Frederik a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Nina fc getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ciriaco Frederik hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the game, Camilo Incendio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Stradivarius's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nina fc the free kick. A collision led to El Stradivarius getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Camilo Incendio hit a great ball. After 72 minutes of play El Stradivarius's Camilo Incendio was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After some careless play in the El Stradivarius defense, Augusto Silviano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Agustin Marquez. The El Stradivarius fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Agustin Marquez should have stopped the shot. Agustin Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Silviano in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, El Stradivarius's Romulo Llin got a free kick in the 84th minute. Lucio Hernandez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Gagriel in the 89th minute of the match. Agustin Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Silviano in the 90th minute of the match.