Prized/Friendly Cup

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Baal Ares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jörgen Sundström could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Truman Harrington made a huge save. Ares FC -MM-'s Folkert Walregt was substituted for Jörgen Sundström. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Salazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Jivulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Salazar in the 24th minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baal Ares in the 33rd minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Baal Ares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Truman Harrington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baal Ares in the 37th minute of the match. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Lv Zhou made a precise shot to the right of Luca Jivulescu. Ares FC -MM-'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 47 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Baal Ares came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baal Ares was the one to do the kick off. LOS BUITRES's Truman Harrington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baal Ares in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baal Ares in the 71st minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Truman Harrington to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd match minute, Ares FC -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Bin Ao to maneuver through the defense. LOS BUITRES's Gustav Bjørslev was substituted for Carl Åberg. LOS BUITRES's Fan Xiang Kuan was substituted for Xavier Salazar. LOS BUITRES made a substitution. Narciso Socorro replaced Laurence Suggs. 75 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's Lv Zhou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luca Jivulescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute Baal Ares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baal Ares took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Truman Harrington. Truman Harrington dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 88 minutes into the match, LOS BUITRES's goal looked a bit too open when Baal Ares came free, but Truman Harrington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, LOS BUITRES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute Alin Brumaru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Truman Harrington saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gustav Bjørslev made in the 95th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ares FC -MM-'s Karadeniz Otay. After 96 minutes of play, Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Truman Harrington was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ares FC -MM- fans cheered their team off the field, for while LOS BUITRES had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.