Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Winters
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Casimiro Jatsu kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Xizavier Salero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Paulo Barreto was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 3rd match minute, Didi Fútbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Diaz to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Sergio Romero managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Airborne FC's Qin Xiang Chuan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Casimiro Jatsu might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergio Romero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Casimiro Jatsu ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mihăiţă Afloarei came free, but Pedro Paulo Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Horia Lupu 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. Casimiro Jatsus short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Sergio Romero to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Didi Fútbol Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Qin Xiang Chuan was slow to take the kick. During this time Airborne FC's players had a chance to rest. Airborne FC's Äli Abdulrähmanov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sergio Romero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Airborne FC were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Didi Fútbol Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Qin Xiang Chuan took the corner. Qin Xiang Chuan made a great header on Airborne FC's corner, it was just that Didi Fútbol Club's Sergio Romero managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 22ndth minute of the game Luan Mota who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Didi Fútbol Club's Sergio Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Paulo Barreto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihăiţă Afloarei in the 25th minute of play. With a little luck, Didi Fútbol Club's Sergio Romero got control of the ball when Casimiro Jatsu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Airborne FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Qin Xiang Chuan in the 27th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Casimiro Jatsu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Romero. Didi Fútbol Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Casimiro Jatsu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Airborne FC's Sven Lind was substituted for Danilo Principe. The wind increased when Xizavier Salero made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Joel Abeloos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 53 played minutes Didi Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Rodney Lecanda. In the 55thth minute of the game Casimiro Jatsu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Didi Fútbol Club's Sergio Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 57 minutes Didi Fútbol Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Qin Xiang Chuan who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Äli Abdulrähmanov managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After a rather tough play, Didi Fútbol Club's Jairo Borizar got a free kick in the 59th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Casimiro Jatsu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sergio Romero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72nd minute Casimiro Jatsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76thth minute of the game Xizavier Salero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Airborne FC's Pedro Paulo Barreto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Paulo Barreto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Abeloos, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Didi Fútbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Casimiro Jatsu came free, but Sergio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Airborne FC's Pedro Paulo Barreto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Airborne FC from getting a goal against them. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horia Lupu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodney Lecanda made in the 89th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Xizavier Salero however managed to control.