Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maxim Tsigalko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hermengildo Huly kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Gábor Joó struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Vince Di Cola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Valencia CF Mindszent. The audience was convinced that Maxim Tsigalko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Higuita was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Bivall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rene Higuita made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Maxim Tsigalko sent off a good shot on target. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Tsigalko got free with Rene Higuita in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute, Gábor Joó made a precise shot to the right of Vince Di Cola. Samurai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Valencia CF Mindszent from getting a goal against them. Joaquin Blanco made in the 34th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Allan Bivall immediately put the ball in play. In the 35th minute, Samurai's Jens-Ove Blomqvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gábor Joó, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gábor Joó, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Valencia CF Mindszent's goal looked a bit too open when Timmy Henriksson came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Samurai's zone, Gábor Joó stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vince Di Cola came out of the goal and Gábor Joó tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gábor Joó to strike the kick off in the second half. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gábor Joó in the 56th minute of play. Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Bivall in the 57th minute of play. Maxim Tsigalko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Samurai's Esbjörn Hultstrand was substituted for Timmy Henriksson. Samurai made a substitution. Åke Hamnberg replaced Hernán Grana. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Qi in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to Valencia CF Mindszent getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Saltuk Peykan hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Jens-Ove Blomqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wu Qi scored 3-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rene Higuita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Morgan Vassenius made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Valencia CF Mindszent's Saltuk Peykan. Bob Sinclair came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vince Di Cola could save by the left post. Esbjörn Hultstrand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Samurai's Vince Di Cola got control of the ball when Bob Sinclair tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valencia CF Mindszent's Bob Sinclair came free and shot a quick shot against goal 94 minutes in the game, fortunately Vince Di Cola had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Samurai's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.