Prized/Friendly Cup

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Almkvist started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Vihar Milev came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, FC LongeR's goal looked a bit too open when Gervasio Diagur came free, but Hieronim Walczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute of the match C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 got a corner. FC LongeR'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. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Gervasio Diagur was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hieronim Walczyk in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vihar Milev in the 18th 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 21st minute Vihar Milev 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. After 27 minutes of play, FC LongeR's Vihar Milev made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgio March was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC LongeR's goalkeeper Hieronim Walczyk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-1. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vihar Milev in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-1 at half-time.

Giorgio March made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Vihar Milev sent off a good shot on target. Giorgio March stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vihar Milev's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. A hard shot 58 in the game by August Eelrand from a close distance when the talented Giorgio March managed to make a qualified save. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's players were relieved. A collision led to FC LongeR getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dawid Jakisz hit a great ball. When Vihar Milev came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the FC LongeR 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 Vihar Milev couldn't finish the play. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Alvar Llinares was substituted for Yuto Nagatomo. The throw-in from Yao Sha Chao in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Valeriu Oneț. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Almkvist in the 65th minute of play forced FC LongeR's goalkeeper Hieronim Walczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC LongeR's Pitambar Qajaia got a free kick in the 66th minute. The supporters of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 booed when FC LongeR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pitambar Qajaia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute Vihar Milev 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. 73 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Alessandro Del Piero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hieronim Walczyk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manuel Lopez de Toro hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Vihar Milev managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC LongeR's supporters rose to their feet, but Vihar Milev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giorgio March breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 83 minutes into the match, FC LongeR's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Del Piero came free, but Hieronim Walczyk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves August Eelrand could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Giorgio March however easily saved by the left post. Hieronim Walczyk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of FC LongeR booed when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Del Piero didn't get a good kick on the ball.

For all the effort they put into the match, the FC LongeR players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07.