Prized/Friendly Cup

C.V. Spartan Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Faustão Abraão made the kick off which started today's match. If Kacper Wasikowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 12th minute Lincoln Hand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Panait Frânculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faustão Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in S.D. Bajen's zone, Zhou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spencer Holder came out of the goal and Zhou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 37 minutes into the game, Korey Benedict was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. S.D. Bajen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alexandria Team08 the free kick. A collision led to S.D. Bajen getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Korey Benedict hit a great ball. Lincoln Hand kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Kacper Wasikowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kacper Wasikowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zhou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Spencer Holder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in S.D. Bajen's zone, Zhou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Spencer Holder came out of the goal and Zhou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou in the 65th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Spencer Holder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes S.D. Bajen's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Radu Barna who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Alexandria Team08's corner Radu Barna fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Spencer Holder quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, S.D. Bajen's Foster Contreras got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Foster Contreras kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Zhou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spencer Holder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Zhou who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Spencer Holder when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 80th minute, one of S.D. Bajen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for S.D. Bajen. Spencer Holder went to the wrong direction when Radu Barna was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Alexandria Team08's Panait Frânculescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Jerzyk in the 83rd minute of play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alexandria Team08's goalkeeper Panait Frânculescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Faustão Abraão charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faustão Abraão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 92nd minute, Lincoln Hand 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. Spencer Holder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustão Abraão, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Faustão Abraão took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Spencer Holder. Spencer Holder dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Alexandria Team08 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.