Prized/Friendly Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nontas Markas got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Maximino Gonzalez. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonidas Stathis in the 3rd minute of play. Santiago Mino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Pavlos Fotiadis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikos Pathekas in the 5th minute of play. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 9th minute, Makis Garpozis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santiago Mino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Pavlos Fotiadis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 13th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palermo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anthony Bonelli in the 15th minute. Palermo's Santiago Mino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavlos Fotiadis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Cyprus Eagles AFC from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nontas Markas during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With his leg Pavlos Fotiadis managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Palermo's Santiago Mino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pavlos Fotiadis stood somewhat misplaced when Santiago Mino came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 20 minute. Palermo's Alfredo Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Maximino Gonzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnoldo Medina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Pavlos Fotiadis made a huge save. Nikos Pathekas hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Maximino Gonzalez kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Santiago Mino did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Pavlos Fotiadis 33 minutes into the match. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Palermo were awarded a corner. Anthony Bonelli went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Sven-Arne Olsson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 45 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Pathekas came free, but Alfredo Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos in the 47th minute of the match. Alfredo Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nontas Markas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Bonelli in the 53rd minute of play forced Cyprus Eagles AFC's goalkeeper Pavlos Fotiadis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Pathekas in the 54th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Alfredo Joey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Cyprus Eagles AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Mino came free, but Pavlos Fotiadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After taking down the ball on Palermo's corner Anthony Bonelli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pavlos Fotiadis quite easily take care of the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximino Gonzalez struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Pavlos Fotiadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palermo. Palermo made a substitution. Anacleto Itzaina replaced Alfred Olsson. After 68 played minutes Cyprus Eagles AFC got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Karagiannidis. In the 71st minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC's Konstantinos Ikonomopoulos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alfredo Joey. Alfredo Joey yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. In the 74th match minute, Cyprus Eagles AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonidas Stathis to maneuver through the defense. Pavlos Fotiadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Mino in the 75th minute of the match. In the 79thth minute of the game Santiago Mino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cyprus Eagles AFC's Pavlos Fotiadis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pavlos Fotiadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Pavlos Fotiadis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Mino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute Nikos Pathekas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arkadiusz Glowacki kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cyprus Eagles AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anthony Bonelli was slow to take the kick. During this time Palermo's players had a chance to rest. Alfredo Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Pathekas in the 91st minute of the match. Alfredo Joey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikos Pathekas in the 91st minute. Alfredo Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikos Pathekas in the 95th minute of play. Palermo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cyprus Eagles AFC for a fine match.