Prized/Friendly Cup

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luisito Senio got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Luisito Senio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artzai Tarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th minute, Ruben Abastas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artzai Tarin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Artzai Tarin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisito Senio in the 11th minute of play. Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 19th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juan Giraldo. Forever Tango's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manole Cristoiu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Manole Cristoiu took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Giraldo. Juan Giraldo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Luisito Senio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Artzai Tarin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Forever Tango's zone, Manole Cristoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Giraldo came out of the goal and Manole Cristoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute Manole Cristoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Giraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Igor Berdaitz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Forever Tango's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orgullo the free kick. A collision led to Forever Tango getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Igor Berdaitz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Abastas in the 44th minute of play forced Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Danilo Montel in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artzai Tarin saved Orgullo from getting behind. In the 46th minute, Dé Monico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manole Cristoiu to make the kick off. After 59 minutes, Manole Cristoiu made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Forever Tango's Juan Giraldo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Orgullo's Artzai Tarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito Senio in the 64th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruben Abastas got free with Artzai Tarin in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Orgullo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omar Santo was slow to take the kick. During this time Forever Tango's players had a chance to rest. Forever Tango's Omar Santo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Artzai Tarin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 70th match minute, Forever Tango was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Veronica to maneuver through the defense. In the 72ndth minute of the game Gualterio Mikolas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Orgullo's Artzai Tarin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juan Giraldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Cristoiu in the 74th minute of the match. Juan Giraldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Cristoiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Herminio Jurado hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Artzai Tarin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luisito Senio's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. When Forever Tango's Luisito Senio in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Orgullo's goalie prevented a goal. Artzai Tarin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualterio Mikolas, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Orgullo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.