Prized/Friendly Cup

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gavino Fagondo made the kick off and thus started the match. Abelardo Cristofor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ingemar Strömberg's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. If Ingemar Strömberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The goalkeeper, Walter Torstensson, was totally fooled by Sportivo Ben Hur's Claudio Mark, who 15 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Walter Torstensson came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Ben Hur's Jimeno Lizbeth. But to his dismay, Jimeno Lizbeth quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Walter Torstensson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimeno Lizbeth in the 23rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Aleksander Blomkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Firma Barnängen's supporters rose to their feet, but Aleksander Blomkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abelardo Cristofor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sportivo Ben Hur's Abelardo Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingemar Strömberg in the 29th minute of play. Ingemar Strömberg scored 2-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abelardo Cristofor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 32 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Blomkvist came free, but Abelardo Cristofor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Firma Barnängen's Aleksander Blomkvist got a free kick in the 34th minute. A collision led to Sportivo Ben Hur getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Fernando Tiniebra hit a great ball. Marciano Maxin took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walter Torstensson. Walter Torstensson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Walter Torstensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Lizbeth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Ben Hur's Fernando Tiniebra got a free kick in the 54th minute. Cristian Ted hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 58 minutes of play, Firma Barnängen's Esbjörn Smitt made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Cristofor was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Marciano Maxin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters rose to their feet, but Marciano Maxin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Walter Torstensson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Gavino Fagondo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Torstensson. Firma Barnängen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gavino Fagondo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. In the 85th minute, Gavino Fagondo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walter Torstensson was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. Walter Torstensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Fagondo in the 88th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ingemar Strömberg during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ingemar Strömberg kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Walter Torstensson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jimeno Lizbeth, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that Sportivo Ben Hur were the better team. Sportivo Ben Hur's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.