Prized/Friendly Cup

Pablo Comelli
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 8th minute of play forced Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goalkeeper Martin Leheren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Leheren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 11th minute of play. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Martin Leheren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Miran Moco could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Giorgio March however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Artaldo in the 21st minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Leheren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Peng Jian in the 28th minute of the match. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Gervasio Diagur suffered a concussion in the 29th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Verner Nordin's late challenge caught a C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Verner Nordin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Deportivo Luz y Fuerza getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Verner Nordin hit a great ball. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Artaldo in the 34th minute of the match. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miran Moco in the 35th minute of play. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Attilio Casciano got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miran Moco was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's corner Miran Moco fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giorgio March quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Casciano in the 47th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza:s Martin Leheren showed great skill when he stopped Saul Roman:s penalty. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miran Moco made a kick off. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Artaldo in the 63rd minute of play. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alvar Llinares replaced Yuto Nagatomo. After 65 minutes C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miran Moco who took care of the corner kick. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Christian Almkvist replaced Alessandro Del Piero. In the 72nd minute of the match C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 got a corner. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saul Roman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Santiago Nafría was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Giorgio March showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Artaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute Verner Nordin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miran Moco in the 81st minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Shi Peng Jian 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. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Artaldo in the 86th minute of play. Christian Almkvist took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Leheren. Martin Leheren 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. Martin Leheren didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Martin Leheren stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Almkvist's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miran Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.