Prized/Friendly Cup

Aníbal Lopez
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Steven Bergwijn kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's Jeronimo Rico sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitor Cordoba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 8 minutes into the game, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Steven Bergwijn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Rasiak made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Andy Six kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Luiz Eduardo Paraibano fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored America Futebol Clube SP's protests and gave Luiz Eduardo Paraibano a yellow card for diving instead. Luiz Eduardo Paraibano hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. America Futebol Clube SP's Stefan Rasiak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steven Bergwijn in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Bergwijn in the 17th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Stefan Rasiak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Steven Bergwijn got free with Stefan Rasiak in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Stefan Rasiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steven Bergwijn in the 21st minute of play. Litoral EC - CIMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andy Six in the 23rd minute. 30 minutes into the match, Steven Bergwijn had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stefan Rasiak. America Futebol Clube SP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steven Bergwijn was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 37 minutes of play, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Steven Bergwijn made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stefan Rasiak was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Rico came free, but Vitor Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jeronimo Rico in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitor Cordoba saved Litoral EC - CIMZ from getting behind. A sloppy throw-in by Luiz Eduardo Paraibano in the 46th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Litoral EC - CIMZ's Carlos Eduardo Alves. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jeronimo Rico made a kick off. 50 minutes in the game Carlos Eduardo Alves did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Sílvio Luís Madureira. In the 64th minute of the match Litoral EC - CIMZ got a corner. America Futebol Clube SP's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andy Six ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Andy Six got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Stefan Rasiak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vitor Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iago Bala in the 69th minute of the match. Litoral EC - CIMZ made a substitution. Joseph Joestar replaced Steven Bergwijn. 72 minutes into the game, Carlos Eduardo Alves threw the ball into play from the sideline. America Futebol Clube SP's Gigi Popovici quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Vitor Cordoba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fazil Gol in the 80th minute of play. If Joseph Joestar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd minute Joseph Joestar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Rasiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 83 minutes of play, America Futebol Clube SP's Fazil Gol made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitor Cordoba was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 89 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Adrián Castillo. In the 89th match minute, Litoral EC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Urban to maneuver through the defense. Gigi Popovici made in the 93rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fazil Gol. Vitor Cordoba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iago Bala in the 94th minute. America Futebol Clube SP's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.