Prized/Friendly Cup

Babbis Chatzios DPLD
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nedim Emekli took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Deng Chang Xu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Menios Chloros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jairo Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carles Pujol in the 9th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, Emaηski F.C Reborη was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrew Johnson to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Deng Chang Xu made a precise shot to the right of Menios Chloros. Mean Machine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 28th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Menios Chloros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Emaηski F.C Reborη were awarded a corner. James Butler went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that James Butler got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Menios Chloros quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deng Chang Xu in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Menios Chloros saved Mean Machine from getting behind. In the 33rd minute Emaηski F.C Reborη were awarded a corner. James Butler went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Emaηski F.C Reborη's corner James Butler fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Menios Chloros quite easily take care of the ball. Jairo Hurko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nedim Emekli, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 39 minutes of play, Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Menios Chloros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emaηski F.C Reborη's Deng Chang Xu got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Menios Chloros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deng Chang Xu in the 51st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Deng Chang Xu in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Menios Chloros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 61 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Ermis Xintarianos. Mean Machine made a substitution. Agnaldo Braga replaced Archibaldo Peñaranda. Mean Machine made a substitution. Luca Milivojević replaced Lakis Mantarinakis. The supporters of Emaηski F.C Reborη booed when Mean Machine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ermis Xintarianos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute Carles Pujol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jairo Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermis Xintarianos kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Chang Xu in the 68th minute of play forced Mean Machine's goalkeeper Menios Chloros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 79 played minutes Mean Machine got a freekick which was hit by Ermis Xintarianos. In the 81st match minute, Mean Machine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermis Xintarianos to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mean Machine's goalkeeper Menios Chloros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Roger Corrigan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Michael Boy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emaηski F.C Reborη fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Russ Trusswell made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mean Machine's Luca Milivojević. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Menios Chloros successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Emaηski F.C Reborη defense, Carles Pujol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jairo Hurko. The Emaηski F.C Reborη fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jairo Hurko should have stopped the shot. The Mean Machine supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Emaηski F.C Reborη's performance. The match ended with a win for Emaηski F.C Reborη.