Prized/Friendly Cup

Stade An Ráth Mór
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ramzi Roulleau started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute of the match, Carl Mischler tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kyriakos Matsikidis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carl Mischler in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kyriakos Matsikidis saved Kolopetinitsa from getting behind. 12 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Ramzi Roulleau came free, but Kyriakos Matsikidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kolopetinitsa's Markos Melisofagos got a free kick in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goalkeeper Kyriakos Matsikidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramzi Roulleau. After 22 minutes of play, Rathmore Lime Tree's Ramzi Roulleau made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kyriakos Matsikidis was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 30th minute of the game Spyros Papazoglou made a throw-in which Spyros Kenteris played forward. Flavian Garcon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Flavian Garcon came free, but Kyriakos Matsikidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniil Panagopoulos scored 1-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alix Geoffray, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ramzi Roulleau's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kyriakos Matsikidis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Rathmore Lime Tree were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Kolopetinitsa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Johan Dufrenne took the corner. After taking down the ball on Rathmore Lime Tree's corner Johan Dufrenne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kyriakos Matsikidis quite easily take care of the ball. Rathmore Lime Tree's attentive Martial Hess managed to snatch the ball when Spyros Papazoglou made a throw-in in the 41st minute of the game. Flavian Garcon's late challenge caught a Kolopetinitsa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Flavian Garcon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Flavian Garcon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramzi Roulleau got free with Kyriakos Matsikidis in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Spyros Papazoglou made in the 51st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Spyros Kenteris. Kyriakos Matsikidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramzi Roulleau, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Flavian Garcon came free, but Kyriakos Matsikidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kolopetinitsa's Kyriakos Matsikidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavian Garcon in the 57th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filippos Antoniou got free with Alix Geoffray in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabin Lièvin charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabin Lièvin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 63 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Ramzi Roulleau came free, but Kyriakos Matsikidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kyriakos Matsikidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavian Garcon, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Ramzi Roulleau struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Kyriakos Matsikidis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rathmore Lime Tree. Rathmore Lime Tree's Benoît Lamarre was substituted for Paul-Émile Brien. In the 79th minute, Benoît Lamarre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flavian Garcon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alix Geoffray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filippos Antoniou in the 85th minute of play. Spyros Papazoglou made in the 88th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Markos Melisofagos immediately put the ball in play. Martial Hess hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Kolopetinitsa's Kyriakos Matsikidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benoît Lamarre in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kolopetinitsa had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.