Prized/Friendly Cup

León Kolbowski
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anaia Barba got the match started through his kick off. Club Atlético Atlanta's Pankracy Glogowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Romero in the 4th minute of play. Mexilhão F. C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ronaldinho Romero in the 5th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anaia Barba in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pankracy Glogowski saved Club Atlético Atlanta from getting behind. Intxixu Porregimon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugur Chiriac in the 14th minute of play. After 15 minutes Mexilhão F. C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ciro Ferdinand who took care of the corner kick. Anselmo Nevada was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Pankracy Glogowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anaia Barba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Remigio Erramu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Intxixu Porregimon. That made the score 1-1 in the 21 minute of play. In the 24thth minute of the game Mugur Chiriac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mexilhão F. C.'s Intxixu Porregimon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Anaia Barba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute of the match, Mugur Chiriac tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Intxixu Porregimon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Anaia Barba 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. After 39 played minutes Club Atlético Atlanta got a freekick which was hit by Fabio Artaldo. Intxixu Porregimon made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Alfonso Goicoechea sent off a good shot on target. Club Atlético Atlanta's Anselmo Nevada got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kacper Jaworski's late challenge caught a Club Atlético Atlanta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kacper Jaworski helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mexilhão F. C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Kacper Jaworski hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Goicoechea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pankracy Glogowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anaia Barba in the 55th minute of play. Intxixu Porregimon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Goicoechea in the 56th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Abel de Lara could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Pankracy Glogowski however easily saved by the left post. In the 59th minute, Alfonso Goicoechea made a precise shot to the right of Intxixu Porregimon. Mexilhão F. C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. In the 64th minute, Emil Chwalkiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Goicoechea in the 67th minute of play forced Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Intxixu Porregimon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Intxixu Porregimon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Nevada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Germano Pernambucano's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pankracy Glogowski firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 72nd minute, Paolo Caradaro 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. Intxixu Porregimon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Goicoechea, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 82nd minute, Alfonso Goicoechea 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. Germano Pernambucano came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pankracy Glogowski could save by the left post. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Intxixu Porregimon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute of the match Ciro Ferdinand shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Intxixu Porregimon showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 92ndth minute of the game Anaia Barba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Atlanta's Pankracy Glogowski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Mexilhão F. C.'s Anaia Barba in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atlético Atlanta's goalie prevented a goal. Mexilhão F. C.'s Intxixu Porregimon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Goicoechea in the 96th minute of play.

The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Atlético Atlanta had won after a very even match.