Prized/Friendly Cup

Unity Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cao Shi Yi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Capibaribe Stars's attentive Daşdämir Albändiyev managed to snatch the ball when Baykan İnanoğlu made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. After having played for 4 minutes, Daşdämir Albändiyev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Capibaribe Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daşdämir Albändiyev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thomás Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shelton Flanagan, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cao Shi Yi in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thomás Toscano saved Capibaribe Stars from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Cao Shi Yi put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Thomás Toscano. Capibaribe Stars's Hicham Al Azka was substituted for Daşdämir Albändiyev. In the 23rd minute Henry Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Lorenzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robinho Urbano took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aníbal Lorenzi. Aníbal Lorenzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robinho Urbano in the 27th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henry Costa in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aníbal Lorenzi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Capibaribe Stars's Thomás Toscano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Capibaribe Stars from getting a goal against them. Aníbal Lorenzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robinho Urbano's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Aníbal Lorenzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Robinho Urbano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aníbal Lorenzi was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Robinho Urbano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aníbal Lorenzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Costa in the 44th minute of play forced The Team FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Lorenzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aníbal Lorenzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robinho Urbano in the 45th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robinho Urbano made a kick off. Robinho Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aníbal Lorenzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robinho Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. Henry Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Aníbal Lorenzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henry Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Aníbal Lorenzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomás Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otis Short in the 68th minute of play. The Team FC's Aníbal Lorenzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save The Team FC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cao Shi Yi during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes The Team FC got a freekick which was hit by Cao Shi Yi. The Team FC's Grant Foote was substituted for Rex McLain. After 75 minutes of play, Capibaribe Stars's Robinho Urbano made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aníbal Lorenzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thomás Toscano came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Team FC's Shelton Flanagan. But to his dismay, Shelton Flanagan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Robinho Urbano blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aníbal Lorenzi having to make a save. Thomás Toscano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cao Shi Yi in the 93rd minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.