Prized/Friendly Cup

LEON KOLBOWSKI
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cleto Ferran took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cirilo Frichoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Ferran, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. C. A. Atlanta's Jonathan Eli got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Merengue FC's Marco Lonzo got a free kick in the 11th minute. A collision led to Merengue FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Eustaquio Iraido hit a great ball. Aurelio Luken might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cirilo Frichoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aurelio Luken ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute, Jose Victoro 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. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arnoldo Kismi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eustaquio Iraido in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Cleto Ferran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Atlanta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 29th minute, Merengue FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Jonathan Eli fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Jose Victoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Kismi having to interfere. If Iker Dolfos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cirilo Frichoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Ferran, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Benjamin Semeno charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Semeno the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th match minute, Merengue FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Semeno to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eustaquio Iraido to strike the kick off in the second half. Jose Victoro kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Arnoldo Larra's late challenge caught a C. A. Atlanta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnoldo Larra helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Merengue FC's Arnoldo Larra got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Jonathan Eli took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cirilo Frichoso. Cirilo Frichoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Cirilo Frichoso came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by C. A. Atlanta's Jonathan Eli. But to his dismay, Jonathan Eli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. If Jonathan Eli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Merengue FC's Cirilo Frichoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Ferran in the 72nd minute of play. Jonathan Eli succeeded in the game's 73rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-0. Arnoldo Larra kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, C. A. Atlanta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleto Ferran to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Eli struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Cirilo Frichoso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. A. Atlanta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Ferran in the 89th minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Frichoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Arnoldo Kismi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eustaquio Iraido. In the 93rd minute, Jose Victoro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Ferran in the 96th minute of play forced Merengue FC's goalkeeper Cirilo Frichoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the C. A. Atlanta players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.