Prized/Friendly Cup

Old Heaven
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriele Batistuta got the match started through his kick off. When Gabriele Batistuta came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Menchu FC 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 Gabriele Batistuta couldn't finish the play. Camilo Salvidor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timur Chichko in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 10th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute of the match Menchu FC got a corner. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abdoulay Doucouré ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gabriele Batistuta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriele Batistuta came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19thth minute of the game Gabriele Batistuta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Josue Ayala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Batistuta in the 24th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Josue Ayala made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tomas Cordaryal made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Osmar Madureira. 31 minutes into the game, Gabriele Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Josue Ayala was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 35th minute Menchu FC were awarded a corner. Abdoulay Doucouré went to the cornerflag to take it. 37 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Josue Ayala. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabriele Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 47 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriele Batistuta came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Menchu FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Josue Ayala made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Caetano Linhares sent off a good shot on target. In the 57th minute Gabriele Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriele Batistuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Josue Ayala. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriele Batistuta ran back to his position shaking his head. Josue Ayala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Gabriele Batistuta notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala. Josue Ayala was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 67th minute, Gabriele Batistuta 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. Menchu FC's Arturo Roderigo was substituted for Peter Söderqwist. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gabriele Batistuta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Josue Ayala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egor Penkin kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Menchu FC booed when Феникс Санкт-Петербург was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Egor Penkin didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Феникс Санкт-Петербург getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Egor Penkin hit a great ball. The Феникс Санкт-Петербург fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Menchu FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.