Prized/Friendly Cup

Zagórna
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jan-Åke Fransson kicked off to start the match. Jan-Åke Fransson might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aimilios Manolas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan-Åke Fransson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 4th minute Jan-Åke Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimilios Manolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aimilios Manolas made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Jan-Åke Fransson sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Liviu Zubaşcu in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marian Gniech saved Zagórna from getting behind. In the 10th minute Jan-Åke Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimilios Manolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 minutes of play, Zagórna's Jan-Åke Fransson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aimilios Manolas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marian Gniech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narcis Banica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Åke Fransson might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aimilios Manolas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan-Åke Fransson ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 16th minute Jan-Åke Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimilios Manolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jan-Åke Fransson came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Zagórna 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 Jan-Åke Fransson couldn't finish the play. After 20 minutes of play, Zagórna's Jan-Åke Fransson made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aimilios Manolas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uptown Otters's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Gwidon Arnista scored to the left of an out of position Aimilios Manolas, making the score, 3-0. Jan-Åke Fransson in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aimilios Manolas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 28 minutes Uptown Otters's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lech Marek who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Uptown Otters defense, Jan-Åke Fransson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aimilios Manolas. The Uptown Otters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aimilios Manolas should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Åke Fransson in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aimilios Manolas saved Uptown Otters from getting behind. Aimilios Manolas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan-Åke Fransson went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. 39 minutes into the match, Jan-Åke Fransson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aimilios Manolas. Uptown Otters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan-Åke Fransson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. 44 minutes into the game, Uptown Otters's Eusebiu Surdilă nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marian Gniech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Aimilios Manolas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan-Åke Fransson's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Liviu Zubaşcu made a kick off. After some careless play in the Uptown Otters defense, Gwidon Arnista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aimilios Manolas. The Uptown Otters fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aimilios Manolas should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Kapinos in the 57th minute of play forced Uptown Otters's goalkeeper Aimilios Manolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Åke Fransson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Åke Fransson in the 59th minute of play forced Uptown Otters's goalkeeper Aimilios Manolas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Gwidon Arnista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimilios Manolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zagórna made a substitution. Jaroslaw Milko replaced Florian Kapinos. Zagórna made a substitution. Ziemowit Soszka replaced Daniel Gerlach. 69 minutes into the match, Jan-Åke Fransson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aimilios Manolas. Uptown Otters's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan-Åke Fransson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan-Åke Fransson in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aimilios Manolas saved Uptown Otters from getting behind. In the 75th minute Jan-Åke Fransson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aimilios Manolas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zagórna's Jan-Åke Fransson in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uptown Otters's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the match, Zagórna's Jan-Åke Fransson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aimilios Manolas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Aron Costea fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uptown Otters's protests and gave Aron Costea a yellow card for diving instead. Zagórna made a substitution. Tiburcio Kiliz replaced Gwidon Arnista. The referee gave Zagórna a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lech Marek, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Uptown Otters's Aimilios Manolas. 10-1. Aimilios Manolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Åke Fransson in the 93rd minute of the match. The throw-in from Eugen Grindeanu in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zagórna's Uluç Tekinalp. In the 95th minute, Jan-Åke Fransson made a precise shot to the right of Aimilios Manolas. Uptown Otters's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 11-1. 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. Zagórna fully deserved thier win.