Prized/Friendly Cup

Benzema Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Royce Rodriquez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paolo Rossi's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Eloi Christopher hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Paolo Rossi struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Royce Rodriquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Montesacro FC. 16 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Marshrose's Royce Rodriquez. Royce Rodriquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th match minute, Marshrose was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Griggs to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Royce Rodriquez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute of the match Montesacro FC got a corner. Marshrose's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Paolo Rossi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Royce Rodriquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Montesacro FC. Paolo Rossi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Royce Rodriquez. 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jack Ramsey during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Rossi in the 31st minute of play forced Marshrose's goalkeeper Royce Rodriquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paolo Rossi took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Royce Rodriquez. Royce Rodriquez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. 36 minutes into the match, Paolo Rossi notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Marshrose's Royce Rodriquez. Royce Rodriquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paolo Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Royce Rodriquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Rossi in the 41st minute of play. Royce Rodriquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Royce Rodriquez in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marshrose's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paolo Rossi was slow to take the kick. During this time Montesacro FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Juliusz Julien got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Royce Rodriquez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marshrose's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Paolo Rossi scored to the left of an out of position Royce Rodriquez, making the score, 0-6. Loco Palermo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Royce Rodriquez. That made the score 0-7 after 62 minutes of play. Royce Rodriquez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paolo Rossi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 65 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Rossi got free with Royce Rodriquez in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Royce Rodriquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paolo Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ma Zheng Yuan tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Royce Rodriquez. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-9 in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marshrose's goalkeeper Royce Rodriquez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Loco Palermo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montesacro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10. Royce Rodriquez made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Paolo Rossi sent off a good shot on target. Giacomo Casanova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Griggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Montesacro FC's Mathias Almeyda quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raymond Champion, made in the 87th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Marshrose defense, Paolo Rossi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Royce Rodriquez. The Marshrose fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Royce Rodriquez should have stopped the shot. Julio Kearney charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Julio Kearney the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Marshrose was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Kearney to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Paolo Rossi took a quick shot and it went in 0-12 without a chance for Royce Rodriquez to make any attempt to save it.