Prized/Friendly Cup

Preatorum
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Txomin Astudillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jan Pihlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yao Xiang Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Pihlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Txomin Astudillo in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Preator Edikt's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pang Si Yan was slow to take the kick. During this time C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Huang Hong Gang managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Txomin Astudillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jan Pihlberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Preator Edikt booed when C. A. Gral. Lamadrid was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Huang Hong Gang didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horia Tătaru in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicanor Loiola saved C. A. Gral. Lamadrid from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yao Xiang Xi in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jan Pihlberg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horia Tătaru in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicanor Loiola saved C. A. Gral. Lamadrid from getting behind. Jan Pihlberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yao Xiang Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Preator Edikt's Jan Pihlberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Txomin Astudillo in the 32nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Txomin Astudillo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jan Pihlberg. Ashley Cole's late challenge caught a C. A. Gral. Lamadrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ashley Cole helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Preator Edikt getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Ashley Cole hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Txomin Astudillo in the 45th minute of play forced Preator Edikt's goalkeeper Jan Pihlberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Pihlberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yao Xiang Xi in the 47th minute of the match. Jan Pihlberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yao Xiang Xi in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horia Tătaru stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nicanor Loiola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horia Tătaru in the 58th minute of the match. Txomin Astudillo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Jan Pihlberg made a huge save. C. A. Gral. Lamadrid made a substitution. Pablo Vegetti replaced Txomin Astudillo. Pablo Vegetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Jan Pihlberg made a huge save. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Preator Edikt's goalkeeper Jan Pihlberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Preator Edikt made a substitution. Albert Örnberg replaced Fellipe Vianna. In the 80th minute Pablo Vegetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Pihlberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Pablo Vegetti recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jan Pihlberg. Pablo Vegetti showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pablo Vegetti got free with Jan Pihlberg in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stig-Ove Blomqvist in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicanor Loiola saved C. A. Gral. Lamadrid from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Pablo Vegetti took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Jan Pihlberg to make any attempt to save it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C. A. Gral. Lamadrid eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.