Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade St. Léonard
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mateo Esiquio made the kick off which started today's match. Artur Maciejewski made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Remo Pürro sent off a good shot on target. When Eusébio Favoretto fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royal Knights FC's protests and gave Eusébio Favoretto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andreas Huri to maneuver through the defense. Tristan Arioli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Royal Knights FC's Artur Maciejewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Esiquio in the 8th minute of play. Remo Pürro hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Artur Maciejewski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mateo Esiquio's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. When Valentino Staldegger fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympique Fribourg's protests and gave Valentino Staldegger a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Olympique Fribourg getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Valentino Staldegger hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Olympique Fribourg's Ant Koyak got a free kick in the 19th minute. Aníbal Fonseca was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 20th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Wesley de Mendonça hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Mich Batshuayi 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. Mateo Esiquio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Artur Maciejewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mich Batshuayi fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympique Fribourg's protests and gave Mich Batshuayi a yellow card for diving instead. Mateo Esiquio took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artur Maciejewski. Artur Maciejewski 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Esiquio in the 37th minute of play forced Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Artur Maciejewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andreas Huri kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Olympique Fribourg's Patryk Banaszak got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 1-1 became the score in the 45th minute when Cristóvão Valle elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Royal Knights FC's goalkeeper Artur Maciejewski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Artur Maciejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Pürro in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Remo Pürro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olympique Fribourg fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Artur Maciejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Esiquio, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Artur Maciejewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patryk Banaszak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Maciejewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Esiquio, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Tristan Arioli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Valle. 71 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Tristan Arioli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Valle. Artur Maciejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Pürro in the 75th minute of the match. Artur Maciejewski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Pürro in the 77th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mateo Esiquio in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Maciejewski saved Royal Knights FC from getting behind. Artur Maciejewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Esiquio in the 87th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Wesley de Mendonça managed to get in a good position for a shot. Royal Knights FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Wesley de Mendonça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tristan Arioli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mich Batshuayi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 93 minutes had been played. The supporters of Royal Knights FC booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mich Batshuayi didn't get a good kick on the ball.