Prized/Friendly Cup

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miroslav Pavel kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Pavel in the 5th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Amadeo Jatsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes Edinson Cavani rounded Vidlákov SK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. After a rather tough play, Vidlákov SK's Josef Hodač got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 16th minute, Miroslav Pavel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amadeo Jatsu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 20th minute Valentín Barco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Chocholatý saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvio Quinteros. After a defensive mix-up in Abuba Akotonon FC's zone, Miroslav Pavel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeo Jatsu came out of the goal and Miroslav Pavel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vidlákov SK's Martin Chocholatý played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Ursino in the 28th minute of play. Silvio Quinteros's late challenge caught a Vidlákov SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvio Quinteros helped the player get up and apologised. Silvio Quinteros hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute Miroslav Pavel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amadeo Jatsu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Clemente Herena put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Martin Chocholatý. In the 42nd minute, Miroslav Pavel 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clemente Herena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Pavel in the 56th minute of play forced Abuba Akotonon FC's goalkeeper Amadeo Jatsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Miroslav Pavel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amadeo Jatsu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Amadeo Jatsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Pavel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Miroslav Pavel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amadeo Jatsu was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Miroslav Pavel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Amadeo Jatsu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Vidlákov SK were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Abuba Akotonon FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xie Yang took the corner. Josef Hodač made a great header on Vidlákov SK's corner, it was just that Abuba Akotonon FC's Amadeo Jatsu managed to reach the ball for a save. 82 minutes into the game, Xie Yang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vidlákov SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Abuba Akotonon FC the free kick. A collision led to Vidlákov SK getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Xie Yang hit a great ball. Amadeo Jatsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miroslav Pavel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 90 minutes, Miroslav Pavel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vidlákov SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miroslav Pavel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.