Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade de la Mosson
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chico Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Maxim Tsigalko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chico Donato was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxim Tsigalko got free with Chico Donato in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Chico Donato managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vince Di Cola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Lopes in the 13th minute of play. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Roberto Lopes got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 19th minute, Samurai's Maxim Tsigalko dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Carlos Eduardo Lopez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maxim Tsigalko. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Lopes in the 27th minute of the match. Vince Di Cola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Lopes in the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Samurai's zone, Roberto Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vince Di Cola came out of the goal and Roberto Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chico Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 35th minute of play. In the 39th minute Maxim Tsigalko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pars Yorgun kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, DIPLOMATA FC PAB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliézer Alvarenga to maneuver through the defense. Chico Donato made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Maxim Tsigalko sent off a good shot on target. 47 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Bivall came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Maxim Tsigalko might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chico Donato. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maxim Tsigalko ran back to his position shaking his head. Chico Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maxim Tsigalko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Allan Bivall left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samurai fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Samurai's Wu Qi was substituted for Maxim Tsigalko. Samurai made a substitution. Esbjörn Hultstrand replaced Timmy Henriksson. In the 74th minute, Wu Qi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chico Donato was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wu Qi in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chico Donato saved DIPLOMATA FC PAB from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wu Qi in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chico Donato prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Niculae Martinescu took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Vince Di Cola to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Qi in the 87th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 88th minute of play. Olivier Gilg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Vince Di Cola made a huge save. Chico Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esbjörn Hultstrand, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Carlos Eduardo Lopez kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the DIPLOMATA FC PAB players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Samurai.