Prized/Friendly Cup

EL NATIONAL
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. Daniele Vulcano started the match with the kick off. Coriano FC's Dino Cara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Coriano FC from getting a goal against them. When Coriano FC's Francesco Restaino in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ouagadougou National's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Van Eeckhout in the 14th minute of play forced Coriano FC's goalkeeper Dino Cara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filippo Andreola hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Diego Alaerts took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dino Cara. Dino Cara dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Daan Owerckx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Restaino in the 19th minute of the match. Dino Cara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Alaerts in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute Bernt Van Eeckhout shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Cara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniele Vulcano took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Daan Owerckx. Daan Owerckx 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. In the 27th match minute, Coriano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Andreola to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the match, Diego Alaerts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dino Cara, 2-1. 35 minutes into the match, Coriano FC's Daniele Vulcano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daan Owerckx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Filippo Andreola managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coriano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Filippo Andreola was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daan Owerckx breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Restaino in the 38th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Daan Owerckx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Alex Nero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daan Owerckx was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Diego Alaerts to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernt Van Eeckhout in the 53rd minute of play forced Coriano FC's goalkeeper Dino Cara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FC Ouagadougou National booed when Coriano FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bianco Mattei didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute of the match Jeffrey Rits shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dino Cara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Vulcano in the 61st minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Daan Owerckx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Ouagadougou National's Daan Owerckx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Andreola in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Alex Nero reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Daan Owerckx. The goal made the score 2-3. 66 minutes into the game, Daniele Vulcano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Daan Owerckx was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippo Andreola got free with Daan Owerckx in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, Diego Alaerts notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Coriano FC's Dino Cara. Dino Cara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dino Cara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Alaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Coriano FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Francesco Restaino hit a great ball. Dino Cara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bartjan Rijmenants's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Daniele Vulcano dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Daan Owerckx, 3-5. After having played for 90 minutes, Bianco Mattei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coriano FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bianco Mattei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daan Owerckx made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Nero in the 94th minute.