Prized/Friendly Cup

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cordeal Mayoral got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Cordeal Mayoral came free, but João Vítor Arósio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Xande Chaves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Xande Chaves took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Mino Domene to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Antônio Santos put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mino Domene. When Antônio Santos came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antônio Santos couldn't finish the play. Paolo Maldini kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s João Vítor Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osorio Ubago in the 19th minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Alessandro Del Piero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. João Vítor Arósio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Galo Espin kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Mino Domene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Santos in the 35th minute of the match. After 36 minutes JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xande Chaves who took care of the corner kick. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ove Ahlström got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Antônio Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mino Domene. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antônio Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 41 minutes, Mino Domene successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mino Domene made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Antônio Santos sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paolo Maldini to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osorio Ubago in the 46th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper João Vítor Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antônio Santos to make the kick off. In the 54th minute of the match ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a corner. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xande Chaves ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Xande Chaves to fire away a dangerous shot which Mino Domene despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Mino Domene took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mino Domene came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Antônio Santos. But to his dismay, Antônio Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Javier Matos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but João Vítor Arósio made a huge save. 67 minutes into the game, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Antônio Santos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mino Domene made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Mino Domene showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Mino Domene showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Santos in the 72nd minute of the match. Galo Espin made in the 73rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Pan De Wen. If Antônio Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javier Matos struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. João Vítor Arósio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC. In the 80th minute Antônio Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mino Domene saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mino Domene made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Santos in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ were awarded a corner. Xande Chaves went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Pan De Wen got a free kick in the 91st minute. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Pan De Wen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Galo Espin in the 92 minute of the game. Mino Domene made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan De Wen in the 93rd minute of play. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.