Prized/Friendly Cup

Kulp
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Codrin Dobrea started the match with the kick off. Besim Orgen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Hibai in the 4th minute of the match. If Joel Hibai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Panza in the 13th minute of play forced Kulp's goalkeeper Besim Orgen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kulp's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joel Hibai was slow to take the kick. During this time Lunatics of Arianrhod's players had a chance to rest. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kulp's goalkeeper Besim Orgen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 17 minutes, Felice Cirigliano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lunatics of Arianrhod's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felice Cirigliano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Eugenio Manfredi managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Kulp's Codrin Dobrea fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 30th minute Codrin Dobrea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Manfredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Dobrea in the 33rd minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Hibai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Besim Orgen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fedele Panza in the 37th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Fedele Panza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Besim Orgen. Kulp's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fedele Panza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 41stth minute of the game Codrin Dobrea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The corner ended in Joel Hibai almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kulp's Besim Orgen did a great save. Besim Orgen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Hibai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Joel Hibai made the kick off in the second half. Eugenio Manfredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Quaresma, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Codrin Dobrea in the 55th minute of play. Kulp made a substitution. Ernesto Alfonso replaced Codrin Dobrea. Kulp's Radomil Soliwoda was substituted for Alpertunga Tekke. In the 58th minute Kulp were awarded a corner. Ahmet Energin went to the cornerflag to take it. Ricardo Quaresma made a great header on Kulp's corner, it was just that Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi managed to reach the ball for a save. Fedele Panza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Besim Orgen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Besim Orgen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Hibai in the 61st minute of the match. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomil Soliwoda in the 63rd minute of play. Kulp were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Lunatics of Arianrhod's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Energin took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Joel Hibai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lunatics of Arianrhod's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Hibai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Besim Orgen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 68 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Johan Ström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Besim Orgen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Kulp booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Cirigliano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Kulp's Ernesto Alfonso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eugenio Manfredi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Eugenio Manfredi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Alfonso in the 81st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Radomil Soliwoda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Manfredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Lunatics of Arianrhod 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.