Prized/Friendly Cup

SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Quintino Carvalhais took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aitor España showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quintino Carvalhais, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Zigmantas Gimbutas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aitor España having to make a save. Zigmantas Gimbutas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Aitor España made a huge save. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Papakrivopoulos in the 18th minute of play. Aitor España took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quintino Carvalhais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goal looked a bit too open when Quintino Carvalhais came free, but Aitor España reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AllRaf EC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 25th minute, when Zigmantas Gimbutas scored to the left of an out of position Aitor España, making the score, 1-0. SC Braga's Antonio Adán played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanos Papakrivopoulos in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Amado Parente got a free kick in the 34th minute. Antonio Adán showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukasz Zembrzuski, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes, Ziemowit Lichorobiec mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AllRaf EC and the SC Braga players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, Ziemowit Lichorobiec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Alberto Malheiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aitor España saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Charl De Metser hit a great ball. 51 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Gaúcho came free, but Antonio Adán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zigmantas Gimbutas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aitor España having to make a save. Aitor España showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 53rd minute of the match. Lukasz Zembrzuski took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antonio Adán. Antonio Adán dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When SC Braga's Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AllRaf EC's goalie prevented a goal. Stig-Åke Mattsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aitor España. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stig-Åke Mattsson ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Åke Mattsson in the 70th minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Aitor España to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Nuno Gaúcho 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. Nuno Gaúcho hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thanos Papakrivopoulos. In the 81st minute, Thanos Papakrivopoulos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aitor España took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quintino Carvalhais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes of play, SC Braga's Quintino Carvalhais made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aitor España was left in no man's land by his defense there! 89 minutes into the game, Nuno Gaúcho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Antonio Adán was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lukasz Zembrzuski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Adán having to interfere. When Stig-Åke Mattsson came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the SC Braga 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 Stig-Åke Mattsson couldn't finish the play. The AllRaf EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AllRaf EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.