Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Pomerode
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabinho Pernambucano kicked off to start the match. Jerzy Zjawin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shen Xun was a little too slow when Andy Cole got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Andy Cole dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Shen Xun, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Andy Cole kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Shen Xun. That made the score 3-0 in the 17 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Encanto's Léo Travassos got a free kick in the 19th minute. Shen Xun was a little too slow when Andy Cole got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 4-0. Shen Xun made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Andy Cole sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Andy Cole kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Shen Xun. That made the score 5-0 in the 33 minute of play. In the 37th minute, Clemente Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andy Cole received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Shen Xun came out and tried to block the shot, but Andy Cole slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 40th minute. Encanto's Shen Xun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Encanto from getting a goal against them. 47 minutes into the match, Floresta Negra FC's Andy Cole sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shen Xun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andy Cole made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Cole in the 59th minute of play forced Encanto's goalkeeper Shen Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Encanto's goalkeeper Shen Xun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Shen Xun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andy Cole's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. When Encanto's Fabinho Pernambucano in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Floresta Negra FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Cole in the 68th minute of play forced Encanto's goalkeeper Shen Xun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Gabriel Uefons in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Floresta Negra FC's Edson de Lima. Egun Pais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Floresta Negra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gernando Rocha to maneuver through the defense. In the 74thth minute of the game Fabinho Pernambucano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Floresta Negra FC's Andy Cole sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shen Xun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Encanto's goalkeeper Shen Xun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Encanto defense, Andy Cole kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shen Xun. The Encanto fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shen Xun should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd minute Osvaldinho Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egun Pais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andy Cole scored 8-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shen Xun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 89th minute, Andy Cole made a precise shot to the right of Shen Xun. Encanto's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. In the 92nd minute, Andy Cole left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Floresta Negra FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-0. Encanto's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.