Prized/Friendly Cup

José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gwyn Lawson made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Potencial Desperdiciado F's Radu Proca got control of the ball when Justo Lore tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match Tigre got a corner. Potencial Desperdiciado F's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gwyn Lawson ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Tigre's corner Diego Salomone fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Radu Proca quite easily take care of the ball. Diego Salomone scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radu Proca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Radu Proca successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Stefan Orlicki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Ganix in the 11th minute of the match. After 12 minutes Tigre's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Konrad Slazak who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Konrad Slazak almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tigre's Stefan Orlicki did a great save. Radu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwyn Lawson in the 14th minute of play. After 19 minutes, Hugo Ganix mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Potencial Desperdiciado F and the Tigre players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Potencial Desperdiciado F's Hugo Ganix got a free kick in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the Tigre defense, Hugo Ganix kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stefan Orlicki. The Tigre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stefan Orlicki should have stopped the shot. After having played for 26 minutes, Pedro Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Aparecido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Potencial Desperdiciado F's Radu Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwyn Lawson in the 30th minute of play. Sait Sarı kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Radu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwyn Lawson in the 33rd minute of play. Radu Proca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Justo Lore in the 35th minute. Radu Proca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 played minutes Tigre got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Oriche. Hugo Ganix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gwyn Lawson hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tomas Rufo made a kick off. Potencial Desperdiciado F's Radu Proca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Cordareo in the 53rd minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Potencial Desperdiciado F's goal looked a bit too open when Gwyn Lawson came free, but Radu Proca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Ganix's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stefan Orlicki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Potencial Desperdiciado F's Iraido Treviño was substituted for Hugo Ganix. After 64 minutes Tigre's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Konrad Slazak who took care of the corner kick. Konrad Slazak made a great header on Potencial Desperdiciado F's corner, it was just that Tigre's Stefan Orlicki managed to reach the ball for a save. If Gwyn Lawson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Tigre's Stefan Orlicki got control of the ball when Iraido Treviño tried to sneak it across the goal line. Diego Salomone hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After having played for 72 minutes, Tomas Rufo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Potencial Desperdiciado F's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Rufo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Potencial Desperdiciado F's Iraido Treviño slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Stefan Orlicki. That made the score 2-2 after 77 minutes of play. Pedro Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Tigre's Justo Lore in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Potencial Desperdiciado F's goalie prevented a goal. In the 98th minute, one of Potencial Desperdiciado F:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Potencial Desperdiciado F.

For all the effort they put into the match, the Potencial Desperdiciado F players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Tigre.