Prized/Friendly Cup

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th match minute, G.R. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Janko Kaplan to maneuver through the defense. Allande Fuente fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armen Werthein having to interfere. After 15 minutes, Vergaray Echeto made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. G.R.'s Armen Werthein tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cuatrodeocho's Quinito Cifuentes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben-Ami Amran in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Cuatrodeocho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Rydz to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Yoash Coppel 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. The supporters of Cuatrodeocho booed when G.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Janko Kaplan didn't get a good kick on the ball. G.R.'s Armen Werthein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save G.R. from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute of the match G.R. got a corner. Cuatrodeocho's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gibor Shechter ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gibor Shechter made a great header on G.R.'s corner, it was just that Cuatrodeocho's Quinito Cifuentes managed to reach the ball for a save. With 41 minutes on the clock, Zion Mauda commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Zion Mauda hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Armen Werthein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Austin Urbina in the 42nd minute of play. Quinito Cifuentes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Janko Kaplan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vergaray Echeto was the one to do the kick off. Janko Kaplan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, G.R.'s goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Zubiaga came free, but Armen Werthein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cuatrodeocho's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Austin Urbina in the 63rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Marcial Tarin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Armen Werthein quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 65th minute Vergaray Echeto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armen Werthein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cuatrodeocho's Quinito Cifuentes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janko Kaplan in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Marcial Tarin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuatrodeocho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. A collision led to G.R. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Yoash Coppel hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, Yoash Coppel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Quinito Cifuentes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uriel Zubiaga in the 86th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Armen Werthein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allande Fuente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Belo Sauca fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuatrodeocho's protests and gave Belo Sauca a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Cuatrodeocho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of G.R.:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vergaray Echeto in the 99th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Armen Werthein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the G.R. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cuatrodeocho.