Prized/Friendly Cup

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ermis Kontominas got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Laurgain Ruiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thodoris Tabakis was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Thodoris Tabakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurgain Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, Evaristo Castro made a precise shot to the right of Thodoris Tabakis. RO Army V55's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. MAZER SAF's Ismael Negri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fanis Kapernekas in the 19th minute of play. RO Army V55 were furious when Vassilis Stergioudas was red carded, 20 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 21 played minutes RO Army V55 got a freekick which was hit by Vassilis Stergioudas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermis Kontominas in the 27th minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, MAZER SAF's Laurgain Ruiz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thodoris Tabakis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thodoris Tabakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laurgain Ruiz in the 33rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laurgain Ruiz in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thodoris Tabakis saved RO Army V55 from getting behind. Thodoris Tabakis was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Laurgain Ruiz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Laurgain Ruiz really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. When Augusto Sein came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Augusto Sein couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Laurgain Ruiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thodoris Tabakis was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Laurgain Ruiz was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the RO Army V55 defense, Laurgain Ruiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thodoris Tabakis. The RO Army V55 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thodoris Tabakis should have stopped the shot. Thodoris Tabakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Castro in the 61st minute of the match. 61 minutes into the game, Evaristo Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Thodoris Tabakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. MAZER SAF's Rafa Alves was substituted for Laurgain Ruiz. MAZER SAF's Jardel Junior was substituted for Evaristo Castro. In the 67th minute of the match MAZER SAF got a corner. RO Army V55's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Augusto Sein ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led MAZER SAF's Jardel Junior to a score. 6-0 in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, Rafa Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. RO Army V55's Daniel Prodan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 72nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ismael Negri but with some difficulty. Ismael Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Pantelatos in the 73rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Dimitris Stathakos in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MAZER SAF's Claudinho Montenegro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafa Alves in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thodoris Tabakis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 79 minutes, Rafa Alves made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. RO Army V55's Thodoris Tabakis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thodoris Tabakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafa Alves in the 82nd minute of the match. Thodoris Tabakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafa Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. If Rafa Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iosif Pantelatos charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iosif Pantelatos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 86th minute, Iosif Pantelatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Rafa Alves sped through RO Army V55's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thodoris Tabakis. After 92nd play minutes Rafa Alves shot 9-0, a short shot which went by Thodoris Tabakis and just under the crossbar into goal. RO Army V55's Thodoris Tabakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafa Alves in the 96th minute of play. The corner led to MAZER SAF's Jardel Junior getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MAZER SAF fully deserved thier win.