Prized/Friendly Cup

Gerner Norstrand
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. Florencio Romildo started the match with the kick off. Hector Volakis was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Florencio Romildo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Florencio Romildo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Hector Volakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florencio Romildo in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, Naboonga OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Charalambos Christou came free, but Baldomero Ibon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes Unione Sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Kaineus Georgousopoulos. After 18 played minutes, Naboonga OFF's Jonatan Gonzales shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hector Volakis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Naboonga OFF reached it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Unione Sportiva fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Hector Volakis, was totally fooled by Naboonga OFF's Americo Macias, who 21 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Rousses in the 24th minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Baldomero Ibon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanos Fotopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanos Fotopoulos in the 28th minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Baldomero Ibon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomero Ibon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanos Fotopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. A collision led to Naboonga OFF getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jonatan Gonzales hit a great ball. Americo Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Naboonga OFF's zone, Charalambos Christou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Ibon came out of the goal and Charalambos Christou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 46th match minute, Unione Sportiva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kelaino Farmakis to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thanos Fotopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Americo Macias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baldomero Ibon was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Alkeides Touchakis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alkeides Touchakis really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Odysseas Rousses's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Baldomero Ibon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thanos Fotopoulos in the 60th minute of play forced Naboonga OFF's goalkeeper Baldomero Ibon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Odysseas Rousses hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute of the match Fausto Bertin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hector Volakis skillfully saved the ball. In the 64th minute, Unione Sportiva's Alkeides Touchakis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Baldomero Ibon. Baldomero Ibon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. In the 69th minute, Odysseas Rousses ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Baldomero Ibon was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonis Samios during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 played minutes Unione Sportiva got a freekick which was hit by Antonis Samios. Odysseas Rousses did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-6 to the left of a surprised Baldomero Ibon 85 minutes into the match. Thanos Fotopoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes, Naboonga OFF's Emilio Lamberto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hector Volakis came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Naboonga OFF reached it. When the final whistle sounded Unione Sportiva left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Naboonga OFF.