Prized/Friendly Cup

Ahja Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sandro Bullock started the match with the kick off. Avraam Iasonidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavius Pantea, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 3rd minute, Flavius Pantea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Avraam Iasonidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Flavius Pantea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Avraam Iasonidis was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavius Pantea in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Avraam Iasonidis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Flavius Pantea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mairo Sade during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Flavius Pantea in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avraam Iasonidis saved Club Ahja from getting behind. Mairo Sade got his second yellow card in the match during the 39th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. If Flavius Pantea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the game, Flavius Pantea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Avraam Iasonidis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Club Ahja players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Kirchroa were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavius Pantea to make the kick off. Flavius Pantea might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Avraam Iasonidis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavius Pantea ran back to his position shaking his head. FC Kirchroa's Flavius Pantea got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Flavius Pantea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avraam Iasonidis having to interfere. Avraam Iasonidis was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Flavius Pantea showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 63 minute of play. When FC Kirchroa's Flavius Pantea in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Ahja's goalie prevented a goal. 68 minutes into the match, Flavius Pantea notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Club Ahja's Avraam Iasonidis. Avraam Iasonidis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When FC Kirchroa's Flavius Pantea in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Ahja's goalie prevented a goal. Club Ahja's Avraam Iasonidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Club Ahja from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Club Ahja's Angelino Jolin got a free kick in the 90th minute. Avraam Iasonidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavius Pantea in the 91st minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Kirchroa eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.