Prized/Friendly Cup

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gregor Kobel came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting de Gijón's Venancio Emesto. But to his dismay, Venancio Emesto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Kauan de Barros in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Espen Steelers's Federico Abud. After 5 played minutes Sporting de Gijón got a freekick which was hit by Alphonso Davies. 6 minutes into the match, Sporting de Gijón's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Berset came free, but Óscar Cordoba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Stan Wawrinka made a precise shot to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stan Wawrinka in the 17th minute of the match. Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Bilintx in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Espen Steelers were awarded a corner. Williams Imholz went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Espen Steelers's corner Marco Odermatt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Óscar Cordoba quite easily take care of the ball. Espen Steelers's Alain Berset was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Óscar Cordoba in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Óscar Cordoba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alain Berset in the 29th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting de Gijón's Saturnino Curcio got a free kick in the 30th minute. Alain Berset blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Cordoba having to make a save. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 39th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matias Bilintx in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gregor Kobel saved Espen Steelers from getting behind.

The wind increased when Matias Bilintx made the kick off in the second half. If Stan Wawrinka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alain Berset struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Óscar Cordoba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espen Steelers. Espen Steelers's Gregor Kobel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Espen Steelers from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 65th minute of play forced Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sporting de Gijón getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Wayne Rooney hit a great ball. Espen Steelers's Giancarlo Weissmuller was substituted for Ekain Menendez. In the 69th minute, Wayne Rooney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kauan de Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Kauan de Barros hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Williams Imholz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Óscar Cordoba. Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rogelio Montez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Óscar Cordoba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogelio Montez in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Óscar Cordoba saved Sporting de Gijón from getting behind. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stan Wawrinka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute of the match Espen Steelers got a corner. Sporting de Gijón's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Williams Imholz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rogelio Montez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Óscar Cordoba having to make a save. Óscar Cordoba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Rogelio Montez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Óscar Cordoba was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Espen Steelers's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.