Prized/Friendly Cup

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Teobald Mroczynski made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, The Fighting Mongooses FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leontin Apostu came free, but Leszek Matuch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leszek Matuch made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Leontin Apostu sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ionuț Marin hit a great ball. Leontin Apostu's late challenge caught a The Fighting Mongooses FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leontin Apostu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th match minute, Paralia Athens was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leontin Apostu to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Paralia Athens's Ionuț Marin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leszek Matuch. Leszek Matuch yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 18th minute, Boruc Cisek 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. Leszek Matuch came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Paralia Athens's Manuel Marghescu. But to his dismay, Manuel Marghescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ionuț Marin in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leszek Matuch saved The Fighting Mongooses FC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ionuț Marin got free with Leszek Matuch in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benedykt Dombroski charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benedykt Dombroski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd minute, Benedykt Dombroski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucian Mălăele struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Leszek Matuch didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paralia Athens. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manuel Marghescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Ionuț Marin made a precise shot to the right of Leszek Matuch. The Fighting Mongooses FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Borys Olejniczak kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Leszek Matuch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ionuț Marin, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th match minute, The Fighting Mongooses FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boruc Cisek to maneuver through the defense. After 70 minutes, Ionuț Marin made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. The Fighting Mongooses FC's Leszek Matuch tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Teobald Mroczynski hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Leszek Matuch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ionuț Marin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leszek Matuch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Marin in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ionuț Marin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leszek Matuch was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the referee ended the match the Paralia Athens players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.