Prized/Friendly Cup

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Gaucho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Gustavo Prestes. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldinho Gaucho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Gustavo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Boruc in the 8th minute of the match. Iker Boruc's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustavo Aparecido read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Ronaldinho Gaucho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Gustavo Prestes was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. With a little luck, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Luís Gustavo Prestes got control of the ball when Ronaldinho Gaucho tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Piotr Osikowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Washington Ortiz came free, but Gustavo Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ronaldinho Gaucho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gustavo Prestes was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. With a little luck, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Luís Gustavo Prestes got control of the ball when Tostão Xavier tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dudu Berger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luís Gustavo Prestes was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. If Piotr Osikowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Dudu Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Gustavo Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ booed when ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute Piotr Osikowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Aparecido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Qin fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s protests and gave Qin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qin to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Iker Boruc made the kick off in the second half. Gustavo Aparecido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Piotr Osikowicz in the 54th minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Iker Boruc took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Gustavo Aparecido to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Ronaldinho Gaucho put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Luís Gustavo Prestes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 80th minute of play forced ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s Luís Gustavo Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Gaucho in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Washington Ortiz hit a great ball. In the 95th match minute, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Pablo Sorin to maneuver through the defense. Tostão Xavier might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luís Gustavo Prestes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tostão Xavier ran back to his position shaking his head. For all the effort they put into the match, the ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙.