Prized/Friendly Cup

La Cucha
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alberigo Tacconelli took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Carlos Trinidad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Truylos Gonzalez in the 4th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mías Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Tacconelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mías Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davinson Sánchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's 姜鹰国 got a free kick in the 6th minute. Cheng Guo Rong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niceto Nafarroa in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute Simbo FC were awarded a corner. Sabri Ravelli went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Simbo FC's Sabri Ravelli to fire away a dangerous shot which Cheng Guo Rong despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Miliano Sacristán who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Cheng Guo Rong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Simbo FC booed when Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semail Ilıca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Usuriaga in the 19th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Alberto Usuriaga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miliano Sacristán might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cheng Guo Rong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miliano Sacristán ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Cheng Guo Rong got control of the ball when Miliano Sacristán tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute, Alberto Usuriaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rdth minute of the game Alberigo Tacconelli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Truylos Gonzalez in the 34th minute. After 35 minutes of play, Simbo FC's Miliano Sacristán made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cheng Guo Rong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Truylos Gonzalez in the 41st minute. After taking down the ball on Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's corner 姜鹰国 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mías Khalifa quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's 姜鹰国 got a free kick in the 42nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Niceto Nafarroa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simbo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Nafarroa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheng Guo Rong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mías Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Usuriaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tincho Palermo made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Tacconelli in the 53rd minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ were awarded a corner. Truylos Gonzalez went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Truylos Gonzalez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa did a great save. A collision led to Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Alberigo Tacconelli hit a great ball. Simbo FC made a substitution. Natasha Jain replaced Niceto Nafarroa. In the 68th minute of the match Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ got a corner. Simbo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Truylos Gonzalez ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Alberto Usuriaga heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cheng Guo Rong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nestor Sancho in the 72nd minute of play. Piotr Ostrowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheng Guo Rong having to interfere. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ made a substitution. Edward Huyghebaert replaced Truylos Gonzalez. Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ made a substitution. Ximun Amilburu replaced Davinson Sánchez. If Alberto Usuriaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, Alberto Usuriaga notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa. Mías Khalifa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ defense, Nestor Sancho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cheng Guo Rong. The Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cheng Guo Rong should have stopped the shot. 3-1 became the score in the 88th minute when Nestor Sancho elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Mías Khalifa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Tacconelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Natasha Jain notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's Cheng Guo Rong. Cheng Guo Rong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natasha Jain in the 95th minute of play forced Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ's goalkeeper Cheng Guo Rong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Nestor Sancho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simbo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Aʀɴᴏʀ Fᴄ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Simbo FC.