Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Olofsson started the match with the kick off. When Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Florian Capasso in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Northmen Army's goalie prevented a goal. In the 5th minute, Florian Capasso reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robin Bäckström. The goal made the score 1-0. The corner led Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Marcinho Sabóia to fire away a dangerous shot which Robin Bäckström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 16 minutes into the game, Florian Capasso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Robin Bäckström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcinho Sabóia in the 20th minute. The corner ended in Marcinho Sabóia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström did a great save. In the 23rd minute Marcinho Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Bäckström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Capasso in the 24th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by The Northmen Army's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcinho Sabóia was slow to take the kick. During this time Merusca F&P - CIMZ's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Olofsson in the 28th minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Capasso in the 30th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Florian Capasso in the 30th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The supporters of Merusca F&P - CIMZ booed when The Northmen Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Bozakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Florian Capasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Robin Bäckström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Capasso in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florian Capasso in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robin Bäckström prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hao Yuan Guang in the 40th minute of play. Robin Bäckström made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Florian Capasso sent off a good shot on target. 44 minutes into the game, Florian Capasso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Northmen Army the free kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Florian Capasso was the one to do the kick off. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Capasso in the 51st minute of play. Robin Bäckström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florian Capasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Capasso in the 55th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Northmen Army's Kevin Näfver was substituted for Hao Yuan Guang. The Northmen Army's Teobald Polakowski was substituted for Christian Olofsson. In the 60th minute, Geovani Mangueira made a precise shot to the right of Robin Bäckström. The Northmen Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 65 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Florian Capasso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Robin Bäckström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mauro-Facundo Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Näfver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Northmen Army's Robin Bäckström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Capasso in the 72nd minute of play. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kiko Zimbo in the 74th minute. Merusca F&P - CIMZ made a substitution. Rafael Couto replaced Florian Capasso. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fabrício Fernandes was substituted for Anderson Vidal. In the 77th minute of the match The Northmen Army got a corner. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hjalmar Håkansson ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Couto in the 80th minute of play forced The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Rafael Couto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Robin Bäckström made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 87 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Couto came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merusca F&P - CIMZ were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after The Northmen Army's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcinho Sabóia took the corner. The corner led Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Marcinho Sabóia to fire away a dangerous shot which Robin Bäckström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Kalju Vint managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Kalju Vint was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robin Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 92 minutes into the match, The Northmen Army's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Couto came free, but Robin Bäckström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Northmen Army's goalkeeper Robin Bäckström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the Merusca F&P - CIMZ players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.