Prized/Friendly Cup

Javier Amilcar Díaz
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Michail Bakunin started the match with the kick off. Rigoberto Horado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michail Bakunin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Štriker in the 6th minute of play forced Inter Miami CF's goalkeeper Rigoberto Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Concetto Raniolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tonico Tinoco in the 8th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Tonico Tinoco came free, but Concetto Raniolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Tonico Tinoco sped through Tiger's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Concetto Raniolo. The audience was convinced that Tonico Tinoco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Concetto Raniolo was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. 18 minutes into the game, Tiger's Michail Bakunin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rigoberto Horado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 22nd minute Michail Bakunin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Horado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tonico Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Concetto Raniolo having to interfere. Inter Miami CF's Rigoberto Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thilo Heß in the 33rd minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Tonico Tinoco lined in a short shot 3-1 behind a frustrated Concetto Raniolo. Rigoberto Horado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michail Bakunin in the 43rd minute of play. Tiger's Concetto Raniolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonico Tinoco in the 45th minute of play. Rigoberto Horado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hanns Weber in the 47th minute of the match.

Inter Miami CF made a substitution. Javier Fridman replaced Eriberto Miranda. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tonico Tinoco to make the kick off. Inter Miami CF's Rigoberto Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Štriker in the 52nd minute of play. When Tiger's Michail Bakunin in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Inter Miami CF's goalie prevented a goal. Inter Miami CF's Erasmo Lekubegi was substituted for Placido Mergildo. 59 minutes into the game, Christo Bothenhain threw the ball into play from the sideline. Inter Miami CF's Joe Pancken quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 60th minute Michail Bakunin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Horado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Román Riquelme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Tiger's Thilo Heß ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rigoberto Horado. Rigoberto Horado yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Tiger made a substitution. Ingo Ustorf replaced Fatih Schwemer. If Tonico Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiger made a substitution. Robert Grohganz replaced Robert Štriker. 79 minutes into the match, Tonico Tinoco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Concetto Raniolo. Tiger's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tonico Tinoco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Concetto Raniolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonico Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Concetto Raniolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonico Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Concetto Raniolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonico Tinoco in the 87th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, Tiger's Christo Bothenhain made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rigoberto Horado was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Tiger players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Inter Miami CF.