Prized/Friendly Cup

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Augusto Cordario kicked off to start the match. Teodosio Sergi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santa Jøker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Ion Duarte in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Velez Sarsfield's Ando Averin. 15 minutes into the game, Augusto Cordario cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Hubert Kostka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Velez Sarsfield defense, Ulryk Chodzinski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodosio Sergi. The Velez Sarsfield fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodosio Sergi should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Santa Jøker put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Teodosio Sergi. Ion Duarte hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. SuRpRiSe's Hubert Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olliver Van Meirhaeghe in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's Augusto Cordario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hubert Kostka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 30 minutes SuRpRiSe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ignacio Berenguer who took care of the corner kick. Velez Sarsfield's Ando Averin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hubert Kostka in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Teodosio Sergi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santa Jøker in the 32nd minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, SuRpRiSe's Santa Jøker made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Teodosio Sergi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 36th match minute, SuRpRiSe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ion Duarte to maneuver through the defense. Zbyszek Zajonc struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Teodosio Sergi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SuRpRiSe. 44 minutes into the match, SuRpRiSe's goalkeeper Hubert Kostka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Cordario. After 48 played minutes SuRpRiSe got a freekick which was hit by Zbyszek Zajonc. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santa Jøker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Augusto Cordario managed to get in a good position for a shot. Velez Sarsfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Augusto Cordario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hubert Kostka breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. SuRpRiSe's Hubert Kostka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Cordario in the 63rd minute of play. Velez Sarsfield's Teodosio Sergi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Velez Sarsfield from getting a goal against them. Tanek Kazanowski kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Ago Tramp replaced Ignacio Berenguer. After a rather tough play, SuRpRiSe's Tanek Kazanowski got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in SuRpRiSe's zone, Augusto Cordario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hubert Kostka came out of the goal and Augusto Cordario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Velez Sarsfield's Teodosio Sergi got control of the ball when Santa Jøker tried to sneak it across the goal line. Teodosio Sergi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santa Jøker in the 81st minute of the match. Velez Sarsfield's Filomeno Montrell was substituted for Javier Pinola. Velez Sarsfield's Mart Laar was substituted for Marcos Pacifico. SuRpRiSe's Sebastian Dulka was substituted for Santa Jøker. 90 minutes into the match, Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Teodosio Sergi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Vítor Bittencourt. If Olliver Van Meirhaeghe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the SuRpRiSe defense, Augusto Cordario kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hubert Kostka. The SuRpRiSe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hubert Kostka should have stopped the shot. The SuRpRiSe players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.