Prized/Friendly Cup

Mikheil Meskhi
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jaunius Petkevičius made the kick off which started today's match. Lukas Uggstedt got a throw-in 5 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Oskaras Matulaitis. 8 minutes into the game, Alfonsas Miceika was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Karamba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pura Vida Academy the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Alfonsas Miceika got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pura Vida Academy's goalkeeper Silverio Mendez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silverio Mendez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eddi Ramkilde went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tico Lizano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Giannis Gounaris made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Tico Lizano sent off a good shot on target. Teddy Skak kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Pura Vida Academy's attentive Levent User managed to snatch the ball when Alfonsas Miceika made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the game, Lukas Uggstedt threw the ball into play from the sideline. Pura Vida Academy's Levent User quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, FC Karamba's Jaunius Petkevičius got a free kick in the 24th minute. Silverio Mendez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddi Ramkilde, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Tico Lizano did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Giannis Gounaris 31 minutes into the match. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jordão Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tico Lizano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giannis Gounaris read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Pura Vida Academy's attentive Levent User managed to snatch the ball when Alfonsas Miceika made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. Pura Vida Academy's Tico Lizano got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jordão Barbosa made a kick off. In the 54th match minute, Pura Vida Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugênio Teles to maneuver through the defense. Maksymilian Cisek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silverio Mendez. Pura Vida Academy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Qian Wen Ran hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Giannis Gounaris came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Pura Vida Academy's Tico Lizano. But to his dismay, Tico Lizano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 64 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Levent User came free, but Giannis Gounaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Levent User kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Pura Vida Academy's Kvarkvare Pozharskiy was substituted for Teddy Skak. Levent User kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Jaunius Petkevičius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Jordão Barbosa, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 74 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Giannis Gounaris was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jordão Barbosa in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giannis Gounaris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Jaunius Petkevičius hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, Antoni Wieser notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of FC Karamba's Giannis Gounaris. Giannis Gounaris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 94th minute of the match Levent User shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Giannis Gounaris showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jordão Barbosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Karamba's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.