Prized/Friendly Cup

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andréas Strömberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Miromir Szostak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guido Aurken read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. The throw-in from Cesar Euloxu in the 11th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Hackspett U21's Nils Smitt. When ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Baltasar Baumar in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Hackspett U21's goalie prevented a goal. In the 17th minute, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 22nd minute, Miromir Szostak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guido Aurken was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s zone, Miromir Szostak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guido Aurken came out of the goal and Miromir Szostak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute, Shi Li Sha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hackspett U21 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After a rather tough play, FC Hackspett U21's Wilhelm Kilberg got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! Guido Aurken went to the wrong direction when Shi Li Sha was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Li Sha in the 38th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Guido Aurken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shi Li Sha in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guido Aurken saved ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ from getting behind. In the 46th minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joachim Holmgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Andréas Strömberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 49th match minute, FC Hackspett U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andréas Strömberg to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. German Lia was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Hackspett U21's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Clemente Sindo was slow to take the kick. During this time ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Clemente Sindo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Hackspett U21's Joachim Holmgren did a great save. 61 minutes into the match, Miromir Szostak dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Guido Aurken, 2-3. Cesar Euloxu charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cesar Euloxu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69thth minute of the game Miromir Szostak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Guido Aurken was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andréas Strömberg got free with Guido Aurken in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guido Aurken didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 2-4. FC Hackspett U21's Teddy De Hond was substituted for Ye Feng Feng. In the 84th minute, Shi Li Sha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Hackspett U21 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Göran Ekelund kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Claudio Echeverri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joachim Holmgren having to interfere. Miromir Szostak struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Guido Aurken didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Hackspett U21. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Hackspett U21 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.