Prized/Friendly Cup

Pascual Guerrero
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tang Sha Xu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ederono Vilardell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vicente Nevada in the 4th minute of play. Bitcoin Elbląg's defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Tang Sha Xu scored to the left of an out of position Jurek Dudek, making the score, 1-0. 19 minutes into the game, Florentino Dimas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bitcoin Elbląg's Marcin Rekowski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 20th minute, Vicente Nevada made a precise shot to the right of Ederono Vilardell. OZDEMIR FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Tang Sha Xu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jurek Dudek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Ederono Vilardell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Tang Sha Xu might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jurek Dudek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tang Sha Xu ran back to his position shaking his head. 31 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goal looked a bit too open when Tang Sha Xu came free, but Jurek Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tang Sha Xu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Bitcoin Elbląg's goal looked a bit too open when Tang Sha Xu came free, but Jurek Dudek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ederono Vilardell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Nevada, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 39th match minute, Bitcoin Elbląg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcin Rekowski to maneuver through the defense. If Rene Sampedro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vicente Nevada was the one to do the kick off. OZDEMIR FC's Bertil Winström suffered a concussion in the 52nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Dawid Sliwinski fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bitcoin Elbląg's protests and gave Dawid Sliwinski a yellow card for diving instead. OZDEMIR FC's Jose-Antonio Capon was substituted for Bertil Winström. Dawid Sliwinski hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tang Sha Xu in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jurek Dudek saved Bitcoin Elbląg from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Tang Sha Xu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jurek Dudek was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. OZDEMIR FC made a substitution. İrfan Altıncığlu replaced Xu Guang Peng. Bitcoin Elbląg made a substitution. Álvaro Recoba replaced Vicente Nevada. Jurek Dudek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomás Vollmar in the 72nd minute of the match. After 75 played minutes OZDEMIR FC got a freekick which was hit by İrfan Altıncığlu. Ederono Vilardell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Recoba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jurek Dudek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tang Sha Xu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Bitcoin Elbląg's zone, Tang Sha Xu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jurek Dudek came out of the goal and Tang Sha Xu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Álvaro Recoba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 94 minutes of play, OZDEMIR FC's Jose-Antonio Capon made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jurek Dudek was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Bitcoin Elbląg players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for OZDEMIR FC.