Prized/Friendly Cup

HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Engin Akbatu made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Engin Akbatu got free with Branislav Velchevski in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lin Shu was slow to take the kick. During this time - HULKAS -'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Lin Shu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski did a great save. In the 29th minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ke Qi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, - HULKAS -'s Arnaldo Albano got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 35 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Engin Akbatu. 37 minutes into the match, Elpidio Francis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ke Qi. - HULKAS -'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elpidio Francis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of - HULKAS - booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Dalmu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lin Shu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of - HULKAS - booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timoteo Basualdo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Lin Shu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. - HULKAS -'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Lin Shu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The - HULKAS - players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were winning 0-1.

52 minutes into the match, Elpidio Francis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ke Qi. - HULKAS -'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elpidio Francis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Mustafa Ali Cansoy made in the 55th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by - HULKAS -'s Pontus Granlund. If Engin Akbatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. - HULKAS -'s Florin Răducioiu was substituted for Engin Akbatu. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elpidio Francis got free with Ke Qi in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florin Răducioiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florin Răducioiu in the 77th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute - HULKAS - were awarded a corner. Lin Shu went to the cornerflag to take it. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florin Răducioiu in the 82nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Timoteo Basualdo got a free kick in the 88th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.