Prized/Friendly Cup

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Artūras Ronaldo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ruben Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Brownell in the 7th minute of play. Erikas Mikoliūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 22 minutes, Herkko Viitaluoma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC COSA NOSTRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Herkko Viitaluoma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Artūras Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Artūras Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruben Sánchez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artūras Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. A collision led to La Candela FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Clemente Rodriguez hit a great ball. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save La Candela FC from getting a goal against them. Herkko Viitaluoma's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ruben Sánchez firmly grabbed it by the left post. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rubén-Darío Feldmann to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, La Candela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artūras Ronaldo came free, but Ruben Sánchez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Liutauras Urmonas hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. La Candela FC's Claudio Marangoni was substituted for Orlando Medina. After a rather tough play, FC COSA NOSTRA's Liutauras Urmonas got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ruben Sánchez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herkko Viitaluoma in the 58th minute of play. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herkko Viitaluoma in the 58th minute of play. Ruben Sánchez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Brownell in the 60th minute of the match. Ruben Sánchez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Brownell, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. If Nicolás Valentini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruben Sánchez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artūras Ronaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. La Candela FC made a substitution. Cristian Medina replaced Sebastián Battaglia. After 70 played minutes La Candela FC got a freekick which was hit by Sebastián Battaglia. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruben Sánchez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruben Sánchez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabi Batistuta got free with Erikas Mikoliūnas in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 81st minute of play forced La Candela FC's goalkeeper Ruben Sánchez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Rogel kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, La Candela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Rogel to maneuver through the defense. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 83rd minute of play. After having played for 85 minutes, Artūras Ronaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC COSA NOSTRA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artūras Ronaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clemente Rodriguez during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th minute, Clemente Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Candela FC's Ruben Sánchez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Brownell in the 87th minute of play. After 94 minutes, Liutauras Urmonas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC COSA NOSTRA and the La Candela FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Erikas Mikoliūnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén-Darío Feldmann in the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Candela FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC COSA NOSTRA.