Prized/Friendly Cup

Mataderos FC
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Constantino Lartaun started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Claudio Busillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Drafi's Manolis Ntouvaris got control of the ball when Jason Ghost tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hernan Fernanco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Botasso's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Hernan Fernanco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Botasso's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the game, Edgard Elssen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Drafi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Expreso del oeste the free kick. Hernan Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Malinovský in the 9th minute of the match. Hernan Fernanco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Botasso's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Expreso del oeste's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Botasso came free, but Hernan Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgard Elssen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hernan Fernanco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Hernan Fernanco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Botasso in the 32nd minute of play. Manolis Ntouvaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaby Diares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gaby Diaress short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Manolis Ntouvaris to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Hernan Fernanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soulis Felegakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hernan Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Malinovský in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Soulis Felegakis to strike the kick off in the second half. Soulis Felegakis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 55th minute, Edgard Elssen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hernan Fernanco. The goal made the score 1-1. After 57 played minutes Expreso del oeste got a freekick which was hit by Joaquín Pilinxhi. Hernan Fernanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takis Chatzigiannis in the 58th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Constantino Lartaun in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manolis Ntouvaris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Expreso del oeste's Constantino Lartaun got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Constantino Lartaun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manolis Ntouvaris. Drafi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Constantino Lartaun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Drafi made a substitution. Nektarios Bezas replaced Kleon Sgouros. 67 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Lartaun came free, but Manolis Ntouvaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chatziioannou Stavrakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Fernanco having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jason Ghost in the 76th minute of play forced Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Constantino Lartaun came free, but Manolis Ntouvaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Drafi's goal looked a bit too open when Gaby Diares came free, but Manolis Ntouvaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Jason Ghost got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Drafi's Manolis Ntouvaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Lartaun in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Honorio Mikeldi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Expreso del oeste fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 95 minutes into the match, Expreso del oeste's goal looked a bit too open when Chatziioannou Stavrakos came free, but Hernan Fernanco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Expreso del oeste were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Drafi for a fine match.