Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thanos Kalfoglou started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Giannis Nekos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 6 played minutes tHe SOnS of rAGnar got a freekick which was hit by Stefanos Xomeritakis. When Thanos Kalfoglou came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Seahawks V55 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 Thanos Kalfoglou couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute, Theofilos Zaninos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The tHe SOnS of rAGnar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Apostolos Morikis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Nekos in the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of Seahawks V55 booed when tHe SOnS of rAGnar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Lagonikakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniil Kouroupetroglou made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Chrisostomos Bourdas sent off a good shot on target. In the 26th minute, Akis Romanidis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 31 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Sokratis Providas. After a defensive mix-up in tHe SOnS of rAGnar's zone, Giannis Nekos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apostolos Morikis came out of the goal and Giannis Nekos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Apostolos Morikis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Nekos in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chrisostomos Bourdas was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Akis Romanidis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniil Kouroupetroglou was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 70 minutes into the game, tHe SOnS of rAGnar's Theofilos Zaninos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniil Kouroupetroglou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. After 75 played minutes Seahawks V55 got a freekick which was hit by Demis Zindros. After some careless play in the Seahawks V55 defense, Chrisostomos Bourdas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Daniil Kouroupetroglou. The Seahawks V55 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Daniil Kouroupetroglou should have stopped the shot. A collision led to tHe SOnS of rAGnar getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Akis Romanidis hit a great ball. Chrisostomos Bourdas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Chrisostomos Bourdas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniil Kouroupetroglou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. tHe SOnS of rAGnar had won after a very even match.