Prized/Friendly Cup

MEC
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Matei Răducu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Harriet, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Uriel Malvin made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Mark Kovalev sent off a good shot on target. Matei Răducu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Harriet, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Empire of Soccer's Uriel Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Curt Montes in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wit Beton in the 17th minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Alessandro do Valle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uriel Malvin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro do Valle came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uriel Malvin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mark Kovalev in the 22nd minute. Mark Kovalev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Uriel Malvin made a huge save. Matei Răducu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Harriet in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Uriel Malvin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Kovalev. Uriel Malvin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vágner Porto in the 29th minute of the match. Matei Răducu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wit Beton in the 33rd minute of play. Uriel Malvin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Barrie Deacon went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 42 played minutes Empire of Soccer got a freekick which was hit by Ladislao Harriet. The supporters of MarquinhosEC booed when Empire of Soccer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernán Grana didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Kovalev got free with Uriel Malvin in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 48 minutes into the match, Ladislao Harriet notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of MarquinhosEC's Matei Răducu. Matei Răducu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ladislao Harriet to make the kick off. A throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game was made by Pedrinho Siqueira with Curt Montes as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 58 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ladislao Harriet. Uriel Malvin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Kovalev in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Alessandro do Valle notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Empire of Soccer's Uriel Malvin. Uriel Malvin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. MarquinhosEC's Inácio Freitas was substituted for Alessandro do Valle. Pedrinho Siqueira made in the 68th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Perivaldo Guimarães immediately put the ball in play. In the 70th minute Pavlos Galanopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matei Răducu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Empire of Soccer were awarded a corner. Teukros Diplarakos went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Mário Fernandes got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Teukros Diplarakos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matei Răducu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Guimarães in the 77th minute of play forced Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Uriel Malvin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Matei Răducu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavlos Galanopoulos. 81 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Inácio Freitas came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Harriet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Pavlos Galanopoulos fell near the penalty area in the 98th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Empire of Soccer's protests and gave Pavlos Galanopoulos a yellow card for diving instead. MarquinhosEC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.