Prized/Friendly Cup

The wings of success
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Benislav Bozov started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Álvaro Tróia charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Álvaro Tróia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Vesko Kanin struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Murillo Valladares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SPARROWS. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tzvyatko Trifonov in the 15th minute of play forced MUSHIBA FC's goalkeeper Murillo Valladares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SPARROWS's zone, Rodolfo Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Milevski came out of the goal and Rodolfo Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frédson do Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Yosif Gergov came free in the 21st minute and tried to tip the ball over Murillo Valladares, but to the joy of MUSHIBA FC's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Régis Sampaio hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Murillo Valladares made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Yosif Gergov sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Donato cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Adrian Milevski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SPARROWS's goalkeeper Adrian Milevski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SPARROWS made a substitution. Huben Temelyotev replaced Tzvyatko Trifonov. In the 44th minute, Arhangel Vladkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cacá Ramalho came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the MUSHIBA FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cacá Ramalho couldn't finish the play. The SPARROWS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MUSHIBA FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodolfo Donato to make the kick off. Murillo Valladares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Huben Temelyotev in the 61st minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Rodolfo Donato 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. Rodolfo Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 71 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Donato dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adrian Milevski, 0-2. In the 77th minute Huben Temelyotev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Valladares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benislav Vodenov kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Cacá Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot. MUSHIBA FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cacá Ramalho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Milevski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 84 minutes, Michel Ramos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MUSHIBA FC and the SPARROWS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 84th minute, Michel Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SPARROWS were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after MUSHIBA FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yosif Gergov took the corner. The corner ended in Yosif Gergov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MUSHIBA FC's Murillo Valladares did a great save. After 89 played minutes MUSHIBA FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Donato. MUSHIBA FC's Murillo Valladares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Huben Temelyotev in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes MUSHIBA FC got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Ramalho. Murillo Valladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benislav Bozov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MUSHIBA FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.