Prized/Friendly Cup

Francisco Zarco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elpidio Francis kicked off to start the match. Andy Hauser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Inocencio Cristos in the 3rd minute of play. Gurbax Gascon hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute, Inocencio Cristos made a precise shot to the right of Andy Hauser. San Pablo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 13th minute Elpidio Francis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andy Hauser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13thth minute of the game Elpidio Francis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Pablo FC's Andy Hauser was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 沈翔崇 in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Branislav Velchevski saved ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting behind. In the last second Branislav Velchevski throw himself and got hold of the ball when 沈翔崇 in the 15thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 26 minutes into the match, Inocencio Cristos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andy Hauser. San Pablo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Inocencio Cristos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Andy Hauser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Prosperi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Gurbax Gascon sent off a good shot on target. Erasmo Egoitz kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Andy Hauser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Cristos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, San Pablo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Inocencio Cristos came free, but Andy Hauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gurbax Gascon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Branislav Velchevski skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, 沈翔崇 took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Branislav Velchevski to make any attempt to save it. In the 46th minute of the match ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a corner. San Pablo FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koulis Lalas ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 47 minutes, Silvestre Oinaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA and the San Pablo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 47 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Oinaz. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 沈翔崇 to strike the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Francis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andy Hauser having to interfere. Andy Hauser made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Inocencio Cristos sent off a good shot on target. 62 minutes into the match, San Pablo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Francis came free, but Andy Hauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elpidio Francis made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Inocencio Cristos however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Prosperi in the 69th minute of play forced San Pablo FC's goalkeeper Andy Hauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andy Hauser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Prosperi in the 69th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Inocencio Cristos could shoot a difficult shot in the 72nd minute, which Andy Hauser however easily saved by the left post. After 74 played minutes San Pablo FC got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Oliverio. Andy Hauser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Elpidio Francis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 89th minute Miguel Prosperi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andy Hauser saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 96 minutes of play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andy Hauser was left in no man's land by his defense there! ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.