Prized/Friendly Cup

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Celso Amaral started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nana FC's Carolo Pirro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Nana FC from getting a goal against them. Nicu Alexandrescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Carolo Pirro made a huge save. Carolo Pirro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicu Alexandrescu's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 21 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Ahlquist came free, but Paul Ramon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match RamPa Football Club got a corner. Nana FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Long Ke Yang ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Long Ke Yang almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nana FC's Carolo Pirro did a great save. Carolo Pirro made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Nicu Alexandrescu sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 30 in the game by Nicu Alexandrescu from a close distance when the talented Carolo Pirro managed to make a qualified save. Nana FC's players were relieved. Nicu Alexandrescu might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carolo Pirro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicu Alexandrescu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st minute Nicu Alexandrescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Pirro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nana FC's Carolo Pirro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Nana FC from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, Nicu Alexandrescu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Nana FC's Carolo Pirro. Carolo Pirro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44th minute, RamPa Football Club's Nicu Alexandrescu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carolo Pirro. Carolo Pirro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0.

The wind increased when Nicu Alexandrescu made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Nicu Alexandrescu made a precise shot to the right of Carolo Pirro. Nana FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in Nana FC's zone, Nicu Alexandrescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carolo Pirro came out of the goal and Nicu Alexandrescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. RamPa Football Club's Karmel Madaria was substituted for Long Ke Yang. 61 minutes into the game, RamPa Football Club's Arda Nurettin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carolo Pirro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. After some careless play in the Nana FC defense, Arda Nurettin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carolo Pirro. The Nana FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carolo Pirro should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Arda Nurettin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carolo Pirro was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nana FC's goalkeeper Carolo Pirro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carolo Pirro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arda Nurettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Paul Ramon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Ahlquist in the 90th minute of play. Arda Nurettin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carolo Pirro came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by RamPa Football Club's Arda Nurettin. But to his dismay, Arda Nurettin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. RamPa Football Club had won after a very even match.