Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nils Elmhuus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Almkvist in the 4th minute of the match. 12 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Almkvist came free, but Nils Elmhuus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Gong Qi Fan 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. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Xiao Ting Yang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 18th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Xiao Ting Yang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Elmhuus made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Bonifacio Abascal sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 booed when Playa Malvín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gong Qi Fan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Christian Almkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Gamus Rocha hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Christian Almkvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Roman in the 36th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Qi Fan came free, but Xiao Ting Yang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Playa Malvín's defense didn't have a chance, in the 43rd minute, when Christian Almkvist scored to the left of an out of position Nils Elmhuus, making the score, 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christian Almkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Ralf Allgöwer quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gamus Rocha, made in the 50th minute of the game. 53 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Qi Fan came free, but Xiao Ting Yang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Almkvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nils Elmhuus. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Christian Almkvist ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Christian Almkvist sped through Playa Malvín's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nils Elmhuus. A collision led to Playa Malvín getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Constantijn De Hond hit a great ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Victor Unesson replaced Alvar Llinares. In the 63rd minute, Constantijn De Hond hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute of the match Saul Roman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nils Elmhuus showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Xiao Ting Yang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute Gong Qi Fan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xiao Ting Yang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Oriol Alvarez was substituted for Christian Almkvist. In the 79th minute of the match Playa Malvín got a corner. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Stelian Murgu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Xiao Ting Yang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sandu Mândrilă in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Roman in the 90th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xiao Ting Yang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quinto Ampudia, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.