Prized/Friendly Cup

Octavio Hondo
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Safet Jovanović kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petro Shenaj came free, but Leopoldo Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 4 minutes of play, Leader of Lemurs's Chu Feng Peng made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Lastur was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 8th minute, Demir Galla had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Emiliano Faro's late challenge caught a Leader of Lemurs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emiliano Faro helped the player get up and apologised. Leader of Lemurs's Muharem Abazi was substituted for Demir Galla. A collision led to Leones FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Emiliano Faro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chu Feng Peng in the 10th minute of play forced Leones FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leopoldo Lastur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chu Feng Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Petro Shenaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leones FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Leader of Lemurs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dante Mannie took the corner. After taking down the ball on Leones FC's corner Dante Mannie fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Qiao Si Chao quite easily take care of the ball. In the 20th match minute, Leader of Lemurs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Helbig to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Leader of Lemurs's goalkeeper Qiao Si Chao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Asier. Leones FC's Leopoldo Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Safet Jovanović in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Leader of Lemurs getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Vasile Curagãu hit a great ball. Leones FC's Dante Mannie couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 27th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Leader of Lemurs. In the 29th minute Petro Shenaj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petro Shenaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Lastur having to interfere. Petro Shenaj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petro Shenaj came free, but Leopoldo Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Petro Shenaj came free, but Leopoldo Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Petro Shenaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Godfredo Ascencio hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute, Petro Shenaj ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leopoldo Lastur was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Leader of Lemurs's Irjat Çeka was substituted for Chu Feng Peng. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Martin Asier to strike the kick off in the second half. Irjat Çeka received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leopoldo Lastur came out and tried to block the shot, but Irjat Çeka slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 62nd minute. When Leader of Lemurs's Petro Shenaj in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leones FC's goalie prevented a goal. The Leader of Lemurs fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Leader of Lemurs's Safet Jovanović looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 72 minutes into the match, Safet Jovanović dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Leopoldo Lastur, 0-6. Leopoldo Lastur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Irjat Çeka's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Leopoldo Lastur was a little too slow when Irjat Çeka got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-7. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Emiliano Faro got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Qiao Si Chao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Asier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Lastur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Petro Shenaj, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Leones FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Petro Shenaj scored to the left of an out of position Leopoldo Lastur, making the score, 0-8. Leader of Lemurs's Nuçi Baba got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leopoldo Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Gacek in the 96th minute of play. Leader of Lemurs's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.