Prized/Friendly Cup

Torque Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After a rather tough play, Montevideo City Torque's Alkestis Papadopulos got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Di Le Jun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 9th minute of the match Taltun SC got a corner. Montevideo City Torque's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcelo Cavenaghi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Marcelo Cavenaghi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler did a great save. Zhang Hao Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 16 minutes, Alkestis Papadopulos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montevideo City Torque's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alkestis Papadopulos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Taltun SC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Leizaur in the 19th minute of play. Christophe Troxler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Flavio Cifuentes's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. A nice corner shot did that Di Le Jun got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christophe Troxler quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 32 minutes into the game, Taltun SC's Flavio Cifuentes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Christophe Troxler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reuben Meade in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhang Hao Qing saved Taltun SC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Álvarez in the 38th minute of play forced Taltun SC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Montevideo City Torque were awarded a corner in the 45th minute after Taltun SC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristian Leizaur took the corner. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Flavio Cifuentes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Taltun SC booed when Montevideo City Torque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reuben Meade didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Cifuentes came free, but Christophe Troxler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhang Hao Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agustín Álvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Álvarez in the 65th minute of play forced Taltun SC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Montevideo City Torque getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Alkestis Papadopulos hit a great ball. Taltun SC's Espinosa Marco was substituted for Marcelo Cavenaghi. Alkestis Papadopulos hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute Agustín Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhang Hao Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Cristian Leizaur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77thth minute of the game Luzuriaga Oliver who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Luzuriaga Oliver sped through Montevideo City Torque's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christophe Troxler. After a rather tough play, Montevideo City Torque's Cristian Leizaur got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Alkestis Papadopulos charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alkestis Papadopulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st minute, Alkestis Papadopulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Montevideo City Torque booed when Taltun SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattias Wickander didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reuben Meade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhang Hao Qing having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Taltun SC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.