Prized/Friendly Cup

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Etienne Langhmans kicked off to start the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Olofsson in the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ief Depauw got free with Gigio Buffon in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 13 minutes into the game, Jan-Erik Tunberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Uwe Nwachukwu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute Maxence Cunin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uwe Nwachukwu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Polly Magoo Juniors getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Bo Bo Abbas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Erik Tunberg in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Uwe Nwachukwu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Etienne Langhmans dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gigio Buffon, 1-1. In the 26th match minute, Polly Magoo Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan-Erik Tunberg to maneuver through the defense. After 29 minutes of play, Polly Magoo Juniors's Alexander Olofsson made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uwe Nwachukwu was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Polly Magoo Juniors's zone, Etienne Langhmans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigio Buffon came out of the goal and Etienne Langhmans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ief Depauw got free with Gigio Buffon in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexander Olofsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Olofsson in the 41st minute of play. Jan-Erik Tunberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Uwe Nwachukwu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan-Erik Tunberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Olofsson in the 44th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Jan-Erik Tunberg made the kick off in the second half. When Jan-Erik Tunberg came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Polly Magoo Juniors fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jan-Erik Tunberg couldn't finish the play. Uwe Nwachukwu came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Polly Magoo Juniors's Alexander Olofsson. But to his dismay, Alexander Olofsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After 59 played minutes Polly Magoo Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Maxence Cunin. After 60 played minutes Polly Magoo Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Stefano. Gigio Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Etienne Langhmans, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Jan-Erik Tunberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Uwe Nwachukwu made a huge save. In the 65th minute Ief Depauw shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigio Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alexander Olofsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uwe Nwachukwu was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Uwe Nwachukwu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan-Erik Tunberg in the 70th minute. If Alexander Olofsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Štefko Stadnyuk charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Štefko Stadnyuk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Štefko Stadnyuk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan-Erik Tunberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Jan-Erik Tunberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Uwe Nwachukwu came out of the goal and Jan-Erik Tunberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 1-4 became the score in the 85th minute when Maxence Cunin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Alexander Olofsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Polly Magoo Juniors fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The FC Draconia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Polly Magoo Juniors were clearly better and deserved to take the win.