Prized/Friendly Cup

Alfredo Beranger
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Şükür Hagi kicked off to start the match. Şükür Hagi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Qin Fan Sheng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rolando Lopez in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grant Blacknell saved Leicester Lions from getting behind. Michal Budzyn hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny White in the 10th minute of play forced Club Atlético Temperley's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Correia in the 13th minute of play forced Leicester Lions's goalkeeper Grant Blacknell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qin Fan Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bobby Pirés, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Cristiano Correia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Grant Blacknell was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 19th match minute, Leicester Lions was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Will Lemerond to maneuver through the defense. Club Atlético Temperley's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benny White in the 24th minute of play. If Benny White had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Grant Blacknell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rolando Lopez in the 28th minute of the match. Club Atlético Temperley were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Leicester Lions's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hermengildo Raymon took the corner. Qin Fan Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benny White in the 32nd minute of play. Grant Blacknell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rolando Lopez's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute Benny White shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Fan Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grant Blacknell was a little too slow when Rolando Lopez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristiano Correia to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Lopez came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Rolando Lopez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grant Blacknell was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 66th minute Rolando Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grant Blacknell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benny White's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qin Fan Sheng read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Darling during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucas Darling kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Leicester Lions's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Pitin came free, but Grant Blacknell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 played minutes Leicester Lions got a freekick which was hit by Benny White. The supporters of Club Atlético Temperley booed when Leicester Lions was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benny White didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Leicester Lions defense, Joel Pitin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Grant Blacknell. The Leicester Lions fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Grant Blacknell should have stopped the shot. Qin Fan Sheng was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Şükür Hagi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 93 minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Club Atlético Temperley fans cheered their team off the field, for while Leicester Lions had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.