Prized/Friendly Cup

La Perla del Sur
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luis Alberto Suárez started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Deportes Vαldiviα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Restat to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Alberto Suárez in the 3rd minute of play forced Deportes Vαldiviα's goalkeeper Ysidro Colimán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Erland Boberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ysidro Colimán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5thth minute of the game Luis Alberto Suárez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Birmingham City F.C.'s Zhivko Kudev got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Alberto Suárez in the 8th minute of play. Ysidro Colimán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhivko Kudev in the 10th minute of play. Erland Boberg took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ysidro Colimán. Ysidro Colimán dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 19 minutes into the match, Deportes Vαldiviα's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Rubio came free, but Ysidro Colimán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Deportes Vαldiviα's goal looked a bit too open when Zhivko Kudev came free, but Ysidro Colimán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25thth minute of the game Zhivko Kudev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25thth minute of the game Zhivko Kudev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erland Boberg in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute, Zhivko Kudev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ysidro Colimán was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 39th minute Birmingham City F.C. were awarded a corner. Tzvetelin Kopoev went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Birmingham City F.C.'s Tzvetelin Kopoev to fire away a dangerous shot which Ysidro Colimán despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 41st match minute, Deportes Vαldiviα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Ortega to maneuver through the defense. Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Alberto Suárez in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute Luis Alberto Suárez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ysidro Colimán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luis Alberto Suárez struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Ysidro Colimán didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Birmingham City F.C.. The Deportes Vαldiviα players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Birmingham City F.C. were winning 1-3.

Birmingham City F.C.'s Stayko Bobekov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eufrasio Najera in the 52nd minute of play. A collision led to Deportes Vαldiviα getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Vinos Guemes hit a great ball. In the 61st match minute, Deportes Vαldiviα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurín Dundan to maneuver through the defense. After 62 minutes, Erland Boberg made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Deportes Vαldiviα's Ysidro Colimán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amador Rubio in the 64th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Deportes Vαldiviα was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurín Dundan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Deportes Vαldiviα getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Laurín Dundan hit a great ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Tzvetelin Kopoev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birmingham City F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Tzvetelin Kopoev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Deportes Vαldiviα made a substitution. Sisebuto Schroeders replaced Joaquin Detmer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peycho Zvezdanov in the 74th minute of play forced Deportes Vαldiviα's goalkeeper Ysidro Colimán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ysidro Colimán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erland Boberg in the 79th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Ysidro Colimán successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 81 minutes into the match, Deportes Vαldiviα's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Alberto Suárez came free, but Ysidro Colimán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre Romo charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvestre Romo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Silvestre Romo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Deportes Vαldiviα's Wilfredo Restat got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Birmingham City F.C.'s Tzvetelin Kopoev couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 84th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Deportes Vαldiviα. After a rather tough play, Deportes Vαldiviα's Laurín Dundan got a free kick in the 86th minute. When Eufrasio Najera came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Deportes Vαldiviα 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 Eufrasio Najera couldn't finish the play. Ysidro Colimán showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Alberto Suárez in the 89th minute of the match. When Eufrasio Najera came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Deportes Vαldiviα 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 Eufrasio Najera couldn't finish the play. Ysidro Colimán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Alberto Suárez, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. In the 96th minute, Luis Alberto Suárez made a precise shot to the right of Ysidro Colimán. Deportes Vαldiviα's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5.

Birmingham City F.C.'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.