Prized/Friendly Cup

SERGEJ BARBAREZ
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nelson Mandela started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvir Bešimović in the 2nd minute of play forced FK Željezničar's goalkeeper Grigoris Koufakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoris Koufakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Branislav Cokić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigoris Koufakis made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Elvir Bešimović sent off a good shot on target. Nelson Mandela's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gavino Ubarna read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, FISHBONE 06's goal looked a bit too open when Nelson Mandela came free, but Gavino Ubarna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikola Bogdanović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Gavino Ubarna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelson Mandela in the 32nd minute of play forced FISHBONE 06's goalkeeper Gavino Ubarna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grigoris Koufakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvir Bešimović in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Branimir Bajrić reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Grigoris Koufakis. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 39th minute Jordan Kostić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoris Koufakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Guaberto Fernanco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nelson Mandela scored 2-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gavino Ubarna, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joélson Laguna made a kick off. Caetano Costa hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don John in the 56th minute of play forced FK Željezničar's goalkeeper Grigoris Koufakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Don John ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Grigoris Koufakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Grigoris Koufakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Branimir Bajrić in the 58th minute of the match. Grigoris Koufakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Branislav Cokić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK Željezničar's Grigoris Koufakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvir Bešimović in the 63rd minute of play. Grigoris Koufakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvir Bešimović, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Elvir Bešimović hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FK Željezničar's Grigoris Koufakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joélson Laguna in the 73rd minute of play. In the 80th minute Joélson Laguna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigoris Koufakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Grigoris Koufakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Branimir Bajrić in the 83rd minute of the match. Camillo Pesce hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute of the match Elvir Bešimović sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Grigoris Koufakis skillfully saved the ball. When Adi Jusufović came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the FK Željezničar 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 Adi Jusufović couldn't finish the play. FISHBONE 06's Muamer Hamdić was substituted for Elvir Bešimović. In the 90th minute, Muamer Hamdić made a precise shot to the right of Grigoris Koufakis. FK Željezničar's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 95 minutes into the match, Adi Jusufović notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of FISHBONE 06's Gavino Ubarna. Gavino Ubarna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FK Željezničar's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.