Prized/Friendly Cup

Telford Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Carter Rulli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Carter Rulli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carter Rulli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Librado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qin Fan Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cälal Elxanov in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Carter Rulli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Peter Crouch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carter Rulli. Juventus Telford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Crouch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save ZORZAL01 from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Peter Crouch managed to get in a good position for a shot. ZORZAL01's supporters rose to their feet, but Peter Crouch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carter Rulli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 20 minutes, Cälal Elxanov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus Telford and the ZORZAL01 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of ZORZAL01 booed when Juventus Telford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cälal Elxanov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 25 minutes, Peter Crouch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZORZAL01's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Crouch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the game, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carter Rulli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Carter Rulli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Crouch in the 35th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Artur Burdzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artur Burdzel during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Artur Burdzel hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Boruc Spychalski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Leo Crispo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Fan Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Crouch might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carter Rulli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Peter Crouch ran back to his position shaking his head. Carter Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Crouch in the 57th minute of play. Juventus Telford's Carter Rulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peter Crouch in the 59th minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus Telford's goalkeeper Carter Rulli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carter Rulli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Crouch in the 69th minute. Carter Rulli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Crouch's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cälal Elxanov in the 82nd minute of play. Carter Rulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Crouch in the 87th minute of play. Peter Crouch who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Carter Rulli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After having played for 90 minutes, Peter Crouch managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZORZAL01's supporters crossed their fingers, but Peter Crouch was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Peter Crouch struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Carter Rulli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZORZAL01. Natan Vercalsteren kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute of the match Stuart Bayne sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Qin Fan Sheng skillfully saved the ball.