Prized/Friendly Cup

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maciej Kowalski started the match with the kick off. If Seb Hedges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Everardo Mingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seb Hedges, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute, Maciej Kowalski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. DENVER™'s Mustafa Cumhur Gök proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save DENVER™ from getting a goal against them. In the 11thth minute of the game Seb Hedges who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 13th minute, Seb Hedges ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Everardo Mingo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 15th minute, Seb Hedges ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Everardo Mingo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seb Hedges in the 21st minute of play. Remus Gavruță hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. When Seb Hedges came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the DENVER™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Seb Hedges couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute, Leonardo Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remus Gavruță's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Everardo Mingo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Mustafa Cumhur Gök took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gery Hamzah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute of the match DENVER™ got a corner. LOS BLANCOS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dráusio Garcia ran over to the corner to take the kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Seb Hedges managed to get in a good position for a shot. DENVER™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Seb Hedges was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Everardo Mingo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Seb Hedges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. DENVER™'s Seb Hedges got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Seb Hedges was the one to do the kick off. Everardo Mingo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Seb Hedges in the 52nd minute. In the 53rdth minute of the game Seb Hedges who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seb Hedges in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Everardo Mingo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Everardo Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seb Hedges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilmi Duka in the 61st minute of play forced DENVER™'s goalkeeper Mustafa Cumhur Gök to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Seb Hedges got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Seb Hedges in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Everardo Mingo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. DENVER™'s Beto Maranhense was substituted for Mugur Nițisor. LOS BLANCOS made a substitution. Tedi Lulo replaced Maciej Kowalski. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by LOS BLANCOS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dráusio Garcia was slow to take the kick. During this time DENVER™'s players had a chance to rest. After some careless play in the LOS BLANCOS defense, Seb Hedges kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Everardo Mingo. The LOS BLANCOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Everardo Mingo should have stopped the shot. Mustafa Cumhur Gök took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilmi Duka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Ilmi Duka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOS BLANCOS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. DENVER™'s Cosme Zaccardi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ahmet Korcan Bircanoğlu, made in the 83rd minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, LOS BLANCOS's goal looked a bit too open when Seb Hedges came free, but Everardo Mingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Everardo Mingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seb Hedges, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Everardo Mingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Armando Messi in the 92nd minute of the match. LOS BLANCOS's Everardo Mingo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BLANCOS from getting a goal against them. The DENVER™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing DENVER™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.