Prized/Friendly Cup

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ramiro James made the kick off which started today's match. Sergio Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Bekos in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabit Piruz in the 6th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Sabit Piruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Sabit Piruz notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of April 25 SC's Sergio Romero. Sergio Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th minute Ramiro James shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Vasilakos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute Kostas Proestos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo Light in the 20th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabit Piruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Ren Xi Chen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dimitris Vasilakos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabit Piruz in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of April 25 SC booed when Trifillia.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Orixe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabit Piruz might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergio Romero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sabit Piruz ran back to his position shaking his head. Sergio Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabit Piruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34thth minute of the game Sabit Piruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but April 25 SC's Sergio Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Trifillia.FC's Sabit Piruz managed to work through April 25 SC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Sabit Piruz dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabit Piruz in the 38th minute of play forced April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christos Bekos scored 0-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sabit Piruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's Ren Xi Chen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dimitris Vasilakos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sabit Piruz got free with Sergio Romero in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. April 25 SC's Sergio Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabit Piruz in the 60th minute of play. Sabit Piruz scored 0-4 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sergio Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Trifillia.FC made a substitution. Aggelos Stamatis replaced Theo Light. April 25 SC made a substitution. Benito Marques replaced Ionel Zărnescu. The supporters of Trifillia.FC booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristo Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sabit Piruz in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Romero saved April 25 SC from getting behind. 80 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goalkeeper Sergio Romero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sabit Piruz. After 80 played minutes April 25 SC got a freekick which was hit by Mieszko Trac. April 25 SC made a substitution. Esdras Mala replaced Laureano Sevilla. After having played for 83 minutes, Sabit Piruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trifillia.FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabit Piruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christos Bekos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Sergio Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sabit Piruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Romero having to interfere.