Prized/Friendly Cup

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Apolo Raulo kicked off to start the match. Enrique Txartiko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Fondas Koufaliotis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El retorno del Pincha's Roy Peto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefanos Vrettos in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Txartiko came free, but Fondas Koufaliotis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fondas Koufaliotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Raulo in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Victorio Libertad got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute Santos Poncio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fondas Koufaliotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Stamatis Kaldelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Stefanos Vrettos hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Enrique Txartiko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fondas Koufaliotis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Theodore in the 28th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Fondas Koufaliotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Santos Poncio notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sheriff's Fondas Koufaliotis. Fondas Koufaliotis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When El retorno del Pincha's Apolo Raulo in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sheriff's goalie prevented a goal. Fondas Koufaliotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Theodore in the 35th minute of play. Fondas Koufaliotis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Theodore, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 40 played minutes Sheriff got a freekick which was hit by Takis Lazakis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Theodore in the 45th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Fondas Koufaliotis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Apolo Raulo managed to get in a good position for a shot. El retorno del Pincha's supporters rose to their feet, but Apolo Raulo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fondas Koufaliotis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tasos Koskinas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Tasos Koskinas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Roy Peto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Sixto Arnau got a free kick in the 57th minute. When Loukas Kounenakis came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Sheriff 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 Loukas Kounenakis couldn't finish the play. Victorio Libertad hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. A collision led to El retorno del Pincha getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jairo Theodore hit a great ball. After 83 minutes, Stamatis Kaldelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sheriff and the El retorno del Pincha players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Stamatis Kaldelis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With splendid footwork Santos Poncio arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-2 by the left pole in the game's 84th minute. Sheriff's Fondas Koufaliotis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Theodore in the 87th minute of play. Justo Pancho kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes, Sheriff's Loukas Kounenakis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Roy Peto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sheriff reached it. Roy Peto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tasos Koskinas, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. When the match was over El retorno del Pincha could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sheriff throughout the match.