Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Ororubá
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamin da Fonseca made the kick off which started today's match. Mădălin Lunca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Stehno, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Michal Stehno put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mădălin Lunca. Michal Stehno struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Mădălin Lunca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unidad de Matanza. Venancio Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastião Quintal in the 22nd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Unidad de Matanza fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Venancio Cristofol had in the 26thth minute some difficulties stopping Benjamin da Fonseca's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Sebastião Quintal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Venancio Cristofol firmly grabbed it by the left post. If Cui Ling Jing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sebastião Quintal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Venancio Cristofol made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Pesqueira City's Ştefan Frunză got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Unidad de Matanza's Máximo Kirchner got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Maarten Aelbrecht kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Pesqueira City's José Pedro Borges got a free kick in the 46th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michal Stehno to make the kick off. Venancio Cristofol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 60th minute of the match. 60 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Pesqueira City's Benjamin da Fonseca fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. Unidad de Matanza's Lotfi Ziadi was substituted for Michal Stehno. Mădălin Lunca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Bâru in the 64th minute of play. Sebastião Quintal took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Venancio Cristofol. Venancio Cristofol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Pesqueira City's Cristiano Bezerra was substituted for Ştefan Frunză. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Pesqueira City's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Bâru came free, but Mădălin Lunca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 83rd minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mădălin Lunca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Unidad de Matanza were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Pesqueira City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Waldemar Okopny took the corner. The corner ended in Waldemar Okopny almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pesqueira City's Mădălin Lunca did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Pesqueira City's zone, Yannick Bartz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mădălin Lunca came out of the goal and Yannick Bartz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute, Nestor Bâru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unidad de Matanza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Neither team could find the winning goal during normal time. The second half finished 3-3. Extra-time would have to be played.

With new strength the players walked out on the field for the first half of overtime. Benjamin da Fonseca in Pesqueira City was the one to initiate the kick off. Unidad de Matanza's attentive Robert Zemeckis managed to snatch the ball when Sakarias Fernkvist made a throw-in in the 102nd minute of the game. In the 106thth minute of the game Nestor Bâru who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pesqueira City's Mădălin Lunca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Clodoveo Orlin hit a great freekick 112 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Pesqueira City defense, Nestor Bâru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mădălin Lunca. The Pesqueira City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mădălin Lunca should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Unidad de Matanza walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.