Prized/Friendly Cup

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Michal Stehno started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, G.R.'s goalkeeper Matheus Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Stehno. In the 7th minute of the match Unidad de Matanza got a corner. G.R.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Waldemar Okopny ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Freddy Quintyn managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 11 minutes into the game, one of G.R.:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Unidad de Matanza. Michal Stehno stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Matheus Toscano. 1-0. Matheus Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maarten Aelbrecht, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 20 minutes into the match, G.R.'s goalkeeper Matheus Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Stehno. After a rather tough play, G.R.'s Jamar Vang got a free kick in the 20th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Michal Stehno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unidad de Matanza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michal Stehno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Michal Stehnos short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Matheus Toscano to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Unidad de Matanza booed when G.R. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexander Cheetham didn't get a good kick on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, G.R.'s goalkeeper Matheus Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Stehno. In the 29th minute, Calvin Strohmayer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The G.R. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 32nd minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matheus Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matheus Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. G.R.'s Matheus Toscano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save G.R. from getting a goal against them. Venancio Cristofol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamar Vang, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. A hard shot 37 in the game by Michal Stehno from a close distance when the talented Matheus Toscano managed to make a qualified save. G.R.'s players were relieved. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind G.R.'s goalkeeper Matheus Toscano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 40 minutes G.R.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Waldemar Okopny who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Unidad de Matanza's Maarten Aelbrecht getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With his leg Matheus Toscano managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Unidad de Matanza's Michal Stehno fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Michal Stehno had several of the G.R.'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 44 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Matheus Toscano as he didn't even see the shot coming. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michal Stehno in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matheus Toscano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Unidad de Matanza's Máximo Kirchner in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G.R.'s goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice moves Calvin Strohmayer could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Venancio Cristofol however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Stehno in the 59th minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Matheus Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Michal Stehno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matheus Toscano was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Matheus Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Unidad de Matanza's Michal Stehno in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G.R.'s goalie prevented a goal. Matheus Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Máximo Kirchner in the 75th minute of play. After 77 minutes G.R.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Waldemar Okopny who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Unidad de Matanza's Waldemar Okopny to fire away a dangerous shot which Matheus Toscano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Venancio Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yefet Bar-Zohar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in G.R.'s zone, Maarten Aelbrecht stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matheus Toscano came out of the goal and Maarten Aelbrecht tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maarten Aelbrecht in the 82nd minute of play forced G.R.'s goalkeeper Matheus Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes G.R.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Waldemar Okopny who took care of the corner kick. 85 minutes into the game, Yefet Bar-Zohar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. G.R.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Unidad de Matanza the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in G.R. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! Matheus Toscano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michal Stehno's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute, Zion Mauda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Máximo Kirchner took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matheus Toscano. Matheus Toscano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. There was no doubt that Unidad de Matanza were the better team. Unidad de Matanza's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.