Prized/Friendly Cup

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romelu Lukaku took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venancio Estavan in the 6th minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Yan Chong Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branislav Velchevski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Romelu Lukaku went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Miguel Prosperi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yan Chong Sen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Prosperi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Francis in the 17th minute of play forced Palloketut's goalkeeper Yan Chong Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yan Chong Sen made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Elpidio Francis sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Doğuş Turabi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Branislav Velchevski was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Romelu Lukaku came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yan Chong Sen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elpidio Francis in the 24th minute. Elpidio Francis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 25thth minute tested the skills of Yan Chong Sen when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 26th minute, Miguel Prosperi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yan Chong Sen. The goal made the score 1-1. In the 32nd minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yan Chong Sen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romelu Lukaku in the 37th minute of play. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romelu Lukaku in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen got control of the ball when Venancio Estavan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romelu Lukaku recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Doğuş Turabi scored 1-2 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Branislav Velchevski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palloketut were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Elpidio Francis made the kick off in the second half. Yan Chong Sen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elpidio Francis's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Elpidio Francis scored 2-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yan Chong Sen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 58th minute of play. Miguel Prosperi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yan Chong Sen having to make a save. Miguel Prosperi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Yan Chong Sen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Palloketut's Arvo Salminen was substituted for Marcus Hjelm. If Elpidio Francis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yan Chong Sen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Francis in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Romelu Lukaku got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Romelu Lukaku fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branislav Velchevski having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rikhard Elomo in the 78th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romelu Lukaku could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Branislav Velchevski made a huge save. Palloketut's Yan Chong Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Francis in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that André Monclús's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yan Chong Sen was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 94th minute, Voitto Nyrhinen made a precise shot to the right of Branislav Velchevski. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Palloketut's Veijo Lähtelä was substituted for Heino Helkamo. The Palloketut players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.