Prized/Friendly Cup

Alesandro Abarzua
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicodim Ipătescu started the match with the kick off. Nicodim Ipătescu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Apolo Larrañaga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Apolo Larrañaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Ipătescu in the 7th minute of the match. When Nicodim Ipătescu came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Nibiru X 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 Nicodim Ipătescu couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Nicodim Ipătescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nibiru X's supporters rose to their feet, but Nicodim Ipătescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Apolo Larrañaga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Apolo Larrañaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicodim Ipătescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the game, Nicodim Ipătescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Apolo Larrañaga was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nicodim Ipătescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Apolo Larrañaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicodim Ipătescu in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Nicodim Ipătescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Larrañaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicodim Ipătescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Apolo Larrañaga having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levi Ackerman in the 41st minute of play forced Talcampeón FC's goalkeeper Apolo Larrañaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Miguel Echeandía made in the 43rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Amado Raineri however managed to control.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tanio Lezaeta to make the kick off. Talcampeón FC's Apolo Larrañaga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levi Ackerman in the 52nd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Talcampeón FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nibiru X:s goal. If Levi Ackerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nibiru X's Nicodim Ipătescu got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Apolo Larrañaga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicodim Ipătescu's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Apolo Larrañaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicodim Ipătescu in the 64th minute of the match. Nicodim Ipătescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Apolo Larrañaga came out and tried to block the shot, but Nicodim Ipătescu slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 66th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Talcampeón FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! Apolo Larrañaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levi Ackerman in the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Nicodim Ipătescu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Apolo Larrañaga. The goal made the score 0-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Nibiru X's Nicodim Ipătescu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Apolo Larrañaga. That made the score 0-6 after 81 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicodim Ipătescu in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apolo Larrañaga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nicodim Ipătescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Apolo Larrañaga made a huge save. 94 minutes into the game, Nicodim Ipătescu lined in a short shot 0-8 behind a frustrated Apolo Larrañaga. With a couple of smart ball manuevers CJ Madura in the 100th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Apolo Larrañaga saved Talcampeón FC from getting behind. The Talcampeón FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Nibiru X were clearly better and deserved to take the win.