Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Remie Dirckx in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avraam Maggioros saved Pagos FC from getting behind. Remie Dirckx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Avraam Maggioros having to interfere. In the 9th minute Jules Van Linthoudt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jules Van Linthoudt took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Avraam Maggioros. Pagos FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Avraam Maggioros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jullian Van Castel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Matt Uyterhelcht made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Avraam Maggioros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute Jules Van Linthoudt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jullian Van Castel in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Jullian Van Castel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Diogenis Theodorakoglou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pagos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diogenis Theodorakoglou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benoit Van Heurick breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 31 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Kobe Steckens. Jullian Van Castel took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Avraam Maggioros. Avraam Maggioros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After 43 minutes of play, Zero Gravity's Andrez Dams made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Avraam Maggioros was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute Remie Dirckx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avraam Maggioros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Theofilos Stamatis to make the kick off. Benoit Van Heurick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manolis Nikologiannis in the 51st minute of play. Avraam Maggioros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jules Van Linthoudt in the 54th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manolis Nikologiannis during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Manolis Nikologiannis got a free kick in the 55th minute. Manolis Nikologiannis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benoit Van Heurick having to interfere. Avraam Maggioros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrez Dams in the 60th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Zero Gravity's Jullian Van Castel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Avraam Maggioros. That made the score 0-4 after 61 minutes of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pagos FC's goalkeeper Avraam Maggioros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jullian Van Castel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 66th playminute. Manolis Nikologiannis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Manolis Nikologiannis got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Avraam Maggioros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remie Dirckx in the 74th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Zero Gravity's goal looked a bit too open when Manolis Nikologiannis came free, but Benoit Van Heurick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute, Jules Van Linthoudt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Zero Gravity's goalkeeper Benoit Van Heurick, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Remie Dirckx hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Jules Van Linthoudt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Avraam Maggioros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Avraam Maggioros stood somewhat misplaced when Jullian Van Castel came free in front of goal and shot 0-7 to the left of him in the 90 minute. Pagos FC's Avraam Maggioros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Pagos FC from getting a goal against them. When the match was over Zero Gravity could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pagos FC throughout the match.