Prized/Friendly Cup

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hu Jian Liang kicked off to start the match. If Marcelino Bartolome had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anier Oidor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hu Jian Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Cipriano Abad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 11 minutes into the game, Hu Jian Liang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Còrdoba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Lorenzo the free kick. After 11 played minutes Real Còrdoba FC got a freekick which was hit by Hu Jian Liang. In the 17th minute, one of San Lorenzo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for San Lorenzo. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hu Jian Liang in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anier Oidor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Lorenzo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leopoldo Berart was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Còrdoba FC's players had a chance to rest. Anier Oidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hu Jian Liang in the 22nd minute of the match. Ruben Gervaso charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruben Gervaso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo's Ruben Gervaso got a free kick in the 23rd minute. The supporters of San Lorenzo booed when Real Còrdoba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Ceandro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Hu Jian Liang 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. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Angelino Helguera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Celedonio Cordareo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Angelino Helguera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Real Còrdoba FC fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Real Còrdoba FC's Hu Jian Liang looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 45 minutes into the game, Flavio Lucila was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Lorenzo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Còrdoba FC the free kick. A collision led to San Lorenzo getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Flavio Lucila hit a great ball. Marcelino Bartolome might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anier Oidor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelino Bartolome ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half Real Còrdoba FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celedonio Cordareo was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Hu Jian Liang sped through San Lorenzo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anier Oidor. With a little luck, San Lorenzo's Anier Oidor got control of the ball when Hu Jian Liang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Real Còrdoba FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leopoldo Berart in the 55th minute. A nice corner shot did that Leopoldo Berart got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anier Oidor quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Lucila in the 61st minute of play forced Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Angelino Helguera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Celedonio Cordareo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelino Helguera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leopoldo Berart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anier Oidor having to interfere. Anier Oidor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hu Jian Liang's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Hu Jian Liang in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Anier Oidor, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Anier Oidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hu Jian Liang in the 79th minute of the match. Anier Oidor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hu Jian Liang in the 83rd minute. Hu Jian Liang did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Anier Oidor 85 minutes into the match. Anier Oidor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hu Jian Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Belmiro during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Real Còrdoba FC's Claudio-Di-Domenico Echeverri was substituted for Leopoldo Berart. The Real Còrdoba FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.