Prized/Friendly Cup

JUAN ANTONIO RUSSO
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 彭森银 started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melquiades Garaona in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mano Rota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 10th minute, Zhao Hui Yang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute Boruc Jaraczeski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mano Rota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Czeslaw Wallach's late challenge caught a EL RUSSO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Czeslaw Wallach helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of EL RUSSO FC booed when SC Pfullendorf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Czeslaw Wallach didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mano Rota made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Olgierd Prusek sent off a good shot on target. Mitt Elin kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SC Pfullendorf's Adrian Ibar got a free kick in the 18th minute. Narciso Soto hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aquilino Maties got free with Mano Rota in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Lionel 柯景亦's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mano Rota was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Francisco Peli made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SC Pfullendorf's Adrian Ibar. With a little luck, SC Pfullendorf's Mano Rota got control of the ball when Olgierd Prusek tried to sneak it across the goal line. EL RUSSO FC's Natalio Pacorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mitt Elin in the 39th minute of play. SC Pfullendorf's attentive Zhao Hui Yang managed to snatch the ball when Francisco Peli made a throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game. Mano Rota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olgierd Prusek in the 45th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Melquiades Garaona to strike the kick off in the second half. EL RUSSO FC's Natalio Pacorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 彭森银 in the 54th minute of play. 彭森银 struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Natalio Pacorro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Pfullendorf. Natalio Pacorro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovanni Araújo went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 63 minutes of play, EL RUSSO FC's Boruc Jaraczeski made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mano Rota was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 69th minute, Olgierd Prusek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EL RUSSO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When SC Pfullendorf's Geovanni Araújo in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EL RUSSO FC's goalie prevented a goal. Geovanni Araújo might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Natalio Pacorro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovanni Araújo ran back to his position shaking his head. Geovanni Araújo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Natalio Pacorro made a huge save. A collision led to EL RUSSO FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Olgierd Prusek hit a great ball. In the 95th minute Geovanni Araújo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Pacorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. EL RUSSO FC had won after a very even match.