Prized/Friendly Cup

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Eustaquio Iraido started the match with the kick off. Cirilo Frichoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro Seco's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute, Joaquim Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matheus Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Frascuelo in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Marco Lonzo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Matheus Carneiro. The goal made the score 1-0. Marco Lonzo kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After 22nd play minutes Gonçalo Rossi shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Cirilo Frichoso and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 31st minute Gonçalo Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cirilo Frichoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Merengue FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Frichoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot by Jacinto Frascuelo from long distance, 34 minutes into the match, got Matheus Carneiro's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonçalo Rossi in the 36th minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Frichoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Marco Lonzo could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Matheus Carneiro however easily saved by the left post. In the 45th minute, Gonçalo Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zemantauskas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ciro Seco to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Gonçalo Rossi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cirilo Frichoso. The goal made the score 1-3. Cirilo Frichoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciro Seco in the 59th minute. In the 62nd match minute, Merengue FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Victoro to maneuver through the defense. Cirilo Frichoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonçalo Rossi in the 70th minute of the match. Jairo Nazario made in the 72nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zemantauskas FC's Tiaguinho Carneiro. Ciro Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Cirilo Frichoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Merengue FC's zone, Ciro Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cirilo Frichoso came out of the goal and Ciro Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80thth minute of the game Ciro Seco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merengue FC's Cirilo Frichoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Matheus Carneiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Victoro in the 92nd minute of the match. Matheus Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Victoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matheus Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustaquio Iraido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zemantauskas FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Merengue FC's much stronger midfield.