Prized/Friendly Cup

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alan Said started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Tiaguinho Gavilanes managed to get in a good position for a shot. ...Pingue S.C....'s supporters rose to their feet, but Tiaguinho Gavilanes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jay Jowsey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind ...Pingue S.C....'s goalkeeper Javier Abin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute of the match Attard Gunners got a corner. ...Pingue S.C....'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Godwin Sapiano ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, ...Pingue S.C....'s Javier Abin got control of the ball when Sebastian Ekelund tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Grech during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th minute, Adrian Grech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, ...Pingue S.C....'s goal looked a bit too open when Alan Said came free, but Javier Abin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Paulo Yurre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Attard Gunners's Alan Said got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind ...Pingue S.C....'s goalkeeper Javier Abin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Jay Jowsey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Alan Said got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, ...Pingue S.C....'s Paulo Yurre got a free kick in the 36th minute. Sebastian Ekelund's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Javier Abin firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 45th minute, Sebastian Ekelund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Glenn Bailey got a free kick in the 46th minute. After a rather tough play, Attard Gunners's Glenn Bailey got a free kick in the 48th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Jay Jowsey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santi Gavilanes in the 57th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Santi Gavilanes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jay Jowsey. Santi Gavilanes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Ekelund in the 63rd minute of play forced ...Pingue S.C....'s goalkeeper Javier Abin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes Attard Gunners got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Grech. The audience was convinced that Santi Gavilanes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jay Jowsey was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. When ...Pingue S.C....'s Santi Gavilanes in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Attard Gunners's goalie prevented a goal. Jay Jowsey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santi Gavilanes in the 74th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Santiago Gavilanes put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in ...Pingue S.C.... fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! Javier Abin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Savona in the 85th minute of the match. Agustin Ontanilla kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Javier Abin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Testaferrata Olivier in the 97th minute of play. The ...Pingue S.C.... players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Attard Gunners from taking control. The game ends in a draw.