Prized/Friendly Cup

Sharjah Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) When Vykans Vikingar's Martin Mutumba in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sharjah FC's goalie prevented a goal. Joop Minnen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Indalecio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joop Minnen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Mutumba went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Joop Minnen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Indalecio, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Sharjah FC's Joop Minnen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Mutumba in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Trancoso came free, but Joop Minnen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joop Minnen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Trancoso in the 20th minute of play. Wasel Al Bahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Ekrot having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Indalecio came free, but Joop Minnen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 minutes of play, Vykans Vikingar's Abdi Revis made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joop Minnen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bandar Taiban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joop Minnen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Eden, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Indalecio in the 46th minute of play forced Sharjah FC's goalkeeper Joop Minnen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joop Minnen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Mutumba in the 47th minute of the match. Vykans Vikingar were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Sharjah FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jose Indalecio took the corner. After the first half Vykans Vikingar were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Joop Minnen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Mutumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joop Minnen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jose Indalecio in the 55th minute. Leonardo Trancoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Joop Minnen made a huge save. Joop Minnen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Mutumba in the 59th minute of play. Leonardo Trancoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Joop Minnen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joop Minnen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Indalecio, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Joop Minnen made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Jose Indalecio sent off a good shot on target. In the 72nd minute, Jose Indalecio made a precise shot to the right of Joop Minnen. Sharjah FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yazeed Dehrab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes Vykans Vikingar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ayman Jiragh who took care of the corner kick. Sharjah FC's Wasel Al Bahar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcus Ekrot in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Vykans Vikingar's Bengt-Arne Haglund got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joop Minnen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Haglund in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. Joop Minnen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Haglund in the 87th minute of the match. Joop Minnen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bengt-Arne Haglund in the 89th minute of the match. In the 89th match minute, Sharjah FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ayman Jiragh to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Vykans Vikingar's Bengt-Arne Haglund ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Joop Minnen. Joop Minnen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. The Sharjah FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Vykans Vikingar were clearly better and deserved to take the win.