Prized/Friendly Cup

Campo Res Non Verba
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mike Cai took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Paralia Athens booed when Res Non Verba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santana Centeñes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rai Pedros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Taibo in the 8th minute of play. When Mike Cai came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Paralia Athens fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mike Cai couldn't finish the play. Rai Pedros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mike Cai went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Aron Nedelcea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aristides Bernaldez hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Ke Zhou Yuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rai Pedros having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Xusto Olloa. After 25 minutes of play, Paralia Athens's Mike Cai made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rai Pedros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gonzalo Taibo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rai Pedros having to make a save. Txerran Gotor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgil Olariu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Santana Centeñes. Mike Cai hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Costel Neagoe's late challenge caught a Res Non Verba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Costel Neagoe helped the player get up and apologised. Virgil Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Txerran Gotor, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After the first half Paralia Athens were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Santana Centeñes made a kick off. Xusto Olloa might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Virgil Olariu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xusto Olloa ran back to his position shaking his head. After 57 minutes, Xusto Olloa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Res Non Verba and the Paralia Athens players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Res Non Verba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xusto Olloa to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mike Cai in the 58th minute of play forced Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Rai Pedros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Mike Cai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Paralia Athens fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. If Mike Cai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 67 minutes into the match, Res Non Verba's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Cai came free, but Rai Pedros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Paralia Athens's Mike Cai sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rai Pedros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mike Cai's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Rai Pedros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rai Pedros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Cai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rai Pedros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mike Cai in the 79th minute of the match. Anacleto Arijola charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anacleto Arijola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Paralia Athens booed when Res Non Verba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Arijola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paralia Athens made a substitution. Gürkan Akaydın replaced Ke Zhou Yuan. In the 84th match minute, Res Non Verba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Arijola to maneuver through the defense. Mike Cai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Res Non Verba's zone, Mike Cai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rai Pedros came out of the goal and Mike Cai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 90 minutes, Mike Cai made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Res Non Verba's Rai Pedros tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 95th minute, Mike Cai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rai Pedros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7.