Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lui Vandré got the match started through his kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Aggelos Zikos in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pura Arte F.C's Roberto-Carlos Da Silva. Lui Vandré blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zinon Anagnostou having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s zone, Kenneth Mager stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinon Anagnostou came out of the goal and Kenneth Mager tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lui Vandré sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Lui Vandré hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 played minutes Pura Arte F.C got a freekick which was hit by Frédson Paulista. 17 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s Alketas Tsirakis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodrigo Vidal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ booed when Pura Arte F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferris Stock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonis Mavrofidis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodrigo Vidal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ defense, Lui Vandré kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zinon Anagnostou. The ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zinon Anagnostou should have stopped the shot. Rodrigo Vidal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alketas Tsirakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Vidal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonis Mavrofidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Dionysis Souanis's late challenge caught a Pura Arte F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dionysis Souanis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏ getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Dionysis Souanis hit a great ball. Zinon Anagnostou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lui Vandré's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Zinon Anagnostou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lui Vandré went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lui Vandré might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zinon Anagnostou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lui Vandré ran back to his position shaking his head. Pura Arte F.C's Lui Vandré got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Christos Kostis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rodrigo Vidal. That made the score 1-2 in the 41 minute of play. After the first half Pura Arte F.C were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christos Kostis to make the kick off. Luís Paulo Fonseca hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Harry Kane made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Vidal. Pura Arte F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Zinon Anagnostou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferris Stock in the 67th minute of the match. Rodrigo Vidal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Kostis in the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏'s goalkeeper Zinon Anagnostou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lui Vandré. Rodrigo Vidal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alketas Tsirakis in the 75th minute of play. Zinon Anagnostou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Mager, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. If Lui Vandré had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Pura Arte F.C getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Kenneth Mager hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Paraskevas Panagiotakos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Vidal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pura Arte F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ♏ⒶⓃⒶⓈⓉⒶⓈⒾ Ⓕ.Ⓒ♏.