Prized/Friendly Cup

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Artūras Ronaldo made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Olcay Bozkurt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erikas Mikoliūnas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on RO Army V55's corner Demis Grigoriadis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Erikas Mikoliūnas quite easily take care of the ball. Olcay Bozkurt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erikas Mikoliūnas having to interfere. Alexandros Iordanidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artūras Ronaldo in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Artūras Ronaldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erikas Mikoliūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olcay Bozkurt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Güvenç Altunç got free with Alexandros Iordanidis in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vinícius Junior struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Erikas Mikoliūnas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RO Army V55. If Stanislaw Trojanowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when FC COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Milan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erikas Mikoliūnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinícius Junior in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, RO Army V55's Zhao Xun Jun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 37th minute, Olcay Bozkurt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RO Army V55 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 46 minutes into the match, Stanislaw Trojanowski notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of RO Army V55's Alexandros Iordanidis. Alexandros Iordanidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

With a little luck, FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas got control of the ball when Vinícius Junior tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Iosif Cupșa came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When RO Army V55's Iosif Cupșa in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC COSA NOSTRA's goalie prevented a goal. RO Army V55's Marcos Mazer was substituted for Demis Grigoriadis. RO Army V55's Giorgos Kalantas was substituted for Zhao Xun Jun. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Vinícius Junior sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, Artūras Ronaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandros Iordanidis. RO Army V55's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artūras Ronaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Cupșa in the 87th minute of play. Alexandros Iordanidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhou Zhan Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RO Army V55's Alexandros Iordanidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhou Zhan Liang in the 90th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexandros Iordanidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, RO Army V55's Erikas Mikoliūnas threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edgardo Ugutz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 96th minute of the match, Edgardo Ugutz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Erikas Mikoliūnas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. RO Army V55's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.