Prized/Friendly Cup

Zlatan Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ubaldo Padro started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Deivid Passos put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ellis Schenck. Wu Xiong Xuan made in the 6th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Jean Correia however managed to control. In the 7th minute, Ubaldo Padro 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vicente Quintal in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ellis Schenck saved Zlatan BK from getting behind. Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Quintal in the 11th minute of play. Ellis Schenck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean Correia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini got control of the ball when Ubaldo Padro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ellis Schenck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Quintal, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ubaldo Padro in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juarês Fantini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zlatan BK were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after The Best Ones's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Per Hägglund took the corner. Cesare Maestri was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Ellis Schenck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid Passos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pan Guo Qian lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 32ndth minute of the game Vicente Quintal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Cesare Maestri sped through The Best Ones's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Juarês Fantini. If Cesare Maestri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Best Ones's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Cesare Maestri scored to the left of an out of position Juarês Fantini, making the score, 2-3. 43 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Tande came free, but Ellis Schenck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vicente Quintal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wu Xiong Xuan's late challenge caught a Zlatan BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wu Xiong Xuan helped the player get up and apologised. Wu Xiong Xuan kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Quintal. Wu Xiong Xuan got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Zlatan BK's Danell Mackiathan was substituted for Mariusz Kloczko. Zlatan BK's Albert Linberg was substituted for Ubaldo Padro. The Best Ones's Marcelo Branco was substituted for Vicente Quintal. A collision led to The Best Ones getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Wu Xiong Xuan hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, The Best Ones's Deivid Passos got a free kick in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Kinnman in the 63rd minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Juarês Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ellis Schenck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Tande in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luizão Passos in the 75th minute of play forced Zlatan BK's goalkeeper Ellis Schenck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Zlatan BK's Ellis Schenck got control of the ball when Deivid Passos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, Deivid Passos made a precise shot to the right of Ellis Schenck. Zlatan BK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Juarês Fantini came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Zlatan BK's Albert Linberg. But to his dismay, Albert Linberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. In the 90th minute, The Best Ones's Deivid Passos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Best Ones walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.