Prized/Friendly Cup

Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Henry Bergvall made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the game, Maximo Villamarin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hipolito Rico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute Black Mamba were awarded a corner. Verne Everett went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Verne Everett almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski did a great save. In the 19th minute, Maximo Villamarin made a precise shot to the right of Hipolito Rico. Black Mamba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Angelino Abecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute of the match, Henry Bergvall tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dawid Ratulowski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 28th match minute, Red Reign was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leoverliz Barrutia to maneuver through the defense. Verne Everett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dawid Ratulowski having to interfere. After 33 minutes Red Reign's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Verne Everett who took care of the corner kick. In the 33rd match minute, Black Mamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Calistrat Deșliu to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute Henry Bergvall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dawid Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Verne Everett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Mamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Verne Everett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dawid Ratulowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Red Reign were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximo Villamarin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Villamarin in the 53rd minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hipolito Rico. That made the score 0-3 after 54 minutes of play. Dawid Ratulowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Abecia, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After having played for 59 minutes, Leoverliz Barrutia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Reign's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leoverliz Barrutia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fanis Tsangaris hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Hipolito Rico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximo Villamarin in the 64th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Black Mamba's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximo Villamarin. Alex Qvalfeldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Bergvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Henry Bergvall scored 1-3 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dawid Ratulowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maximo Villamarin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hipolito Rico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. When Verne Everett came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Black Mamba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Verne Everett couldn't finish the play. The Black Mamba manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Red Reign to win.