Prized/Friendly Cup

94-07
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernanco Peso started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, New York CitY CopS's Benigno Ibañez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jon Iruegas was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Fernanco Peso took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Silvano Portillo to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernanco Peso in the 12th minute of play forced New York CitY CopS's goalkeeper Silvano Portillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New York CitY CopS's Silvano Portillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernanco Peso in the 13th minute of play. Alvaro Lop hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Silvano Portillo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gertjan De Ryck. 17 minutes into the game, Delfino Rosario was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Cristal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New York CitY CopS the free kick. In the 17th match minute, Sporting Cristal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfino Rosario to maneuver through the defense. Jon Iruegas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Lop's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. New York CitY CopS's Silvano Portillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernanco Peso in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Licerio in the 29th minute of play forced Sporting Cristal's goalkeeper Jon Iruegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New York CitY CopS were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Sporting Cristal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Øssur í Lon Jacobsen took the corner. New York CitY CopS's Benigno Ibañez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jon Iruegas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Silvano Portillo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christian Luciano in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in New York CitY CopS's zone, Ludomil Kolba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvano Portillo came out of the goal and Ludomil Kolba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Janko in the 38th minute of the match. New York CitY CopS's Silvano Portillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernanco Peso in the 39th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Ramiro Berenguer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. New York CitY CopS's Americo Erlantz was substituted for Martin Janko. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ismael Licerio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Clay Regazzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jon Iruegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Cesaro came free, but Jon Iruegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Americo Txilar kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Gertjan De Ryck took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silvano Portillo. New York CitY CopS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sporting Cristal's Ronaldão Nogueira got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Sporting Cristal's Claudinei Suarbol was substituted for Ivon Curiel. In the 74th match minute, Sporting Cristal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldão Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. In the last second Jon Iruegas throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ismael Licerio in the 75thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicanor Porfirio got free with Jon Iruegas in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicanor Porfirio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Jon Iruegas made a huge save. The supporters of New York CitY CopS booed when Sporting Cristal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Delfino Rosario didn't get a good kick on the ball. Delfino Rosario kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Clay Regazzoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Jon Iruegas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. New York CitY CopS were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.